A post from the boys in 1204 (Andrew C, Andrew H, Dr. Jay, John A, Jack K, Mark K, Mr. Kane Will B):
Well today was our first day of actual work and we all felt pretty good about it. As opposed to previous mission trips, our entire youth group went to the same work site, a set up which we enjoyed. For the next week we will be working in a trailer park outside of Altoona.
Today we began work on three seperate trailers:
1. David is an single father who is raising two daughters, one four years old, Kaida (Caita?), and one going into second grade, Victoria. Unfortunately, David's younger daughter suffers from cerebral palsy as well as epilepsy. In the past weeks, other groups constructed a ramp for their trailer, as it is expected she will soon be bound to a wheel chair. Our group has been finishing up odds and ends, including painting the trailer, fixing the flooring and carpeting, and repairing the roof.
2. Next door lives a single mom with several children. A number of us helped to repaint her trailer today.
3. Across the park lives an older woman who needed a new set of stairs leading up to her trailer as hers had begun to rot away. We also washed her trailer to prevent molding, repainted the sides, and re-tarred the roof. We also began construction on an enclosure for her air conditioning unit. She sat outside with us all day and kept bringing water and lemonade while she chit-chatted.
We are looking forward to seeing what else we can do tommorow. Dear mom, send food.
Love, us.
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