KY Mission Trip Day 3

Morning y'all!
WE continue to have an amazing experience here in Jackson County, KY. On Tuesday our daycamp kicked off, with around 50 students attending. We must have done well, because today they all came back and some even brought new friends! Melissa did such a wonderful job planning everything before we got here, and it has run really well. Our students have been awesome teachers, role models, pool toys, and jungle gyms! They are really making a positive impact on the young people here.

Work crew #1 is building a shed in honor of Taylor VanderWeele and, as I speak, are to the point of raising the roof. They should finish tommorrow. Their adults have been really impressed by their work ethic, and they are building a great structure. They did have the joy of raising truses in a mega downpour, but otherwise the rain has done well avoiding them. They are in for two days of scorching heat, so pray for breezes and good hydration as they roof in 100+ temps.

Work crew #2 is working on rehabing a house, with their project being the bathroom. The have torn out EVERYTHING, and are now putting in a new appliances, floording, finishings, walls, etc. They have had quite the experience owing to the lack of coding in KY, which led to poor Jacob going into a crawl space that ended up being where the kitchen and I believe a bathroom had been empting into for decades (he politely requested NEVER to go in there again). Some of the pipes just simply dump to the outside, including a bathroom into a creek. Scott has certainly had his hands full plumbing, but they are getting much done and VASTLY improving the living conditions for the family.

Our team continues to mesh amazingly. It's an amazing community of adults and young people. They are being so unselfish and getting along with everyone, which is really awesome to watch. I'm off to film a roof raising (yes, film, not participate in. The joys of being in charge!) We'll update you all again soon. Blessings!