Chuck arrives, but only has a peir fishing pole (enormouse in size) so we run to walmart to get him another reel for his smaller rod... Luckily, walmart was about 3 miles from the pond. Long story short, we caught nothing. I think too many people fish there and keep what they catch so no breeding goes on there. All the big ones sit in the middle and are never touched. Well, we get in chucks jeep and drive around some of the trails around this pond. There literally must be MILES of 4-wheel-drive-only trails around this place. And Chuck has no fear of going over any hill. Tip of the day; dont ever let chuck barrow your car. He uses them the way stress test operators use cars. But what fun we had... Sip was invited, but ... :(
So Monday the youth minister got a plan together to make about 200 to 300 peanut butt
er and jelly sandwiches. Why? He called several hotels around town and tried to get a number of how many folks were in those hotels who had fled the storm. Youth kids showed up, as did people form the ages of 25 to 85 to donate chips, cookies, and ho-hos (yes, ho-hos).
With all the folks there making sandwiches in assembly-line fashion, Henry Ford would have been proud! and withing 20 minutes we had over 200 sack lunches! We then loaded them up in my turck and another guys SUV, loaded everyone else up in the youth bus and took off to the hotels with those in need staying in them.
Not really much to say here, but it was nice to do some VERY easy work that took VERY little time that was easy enough for people from the ages of 10 to 85 to do. But it meant a TON more to the people who we took the simple lunches to. Doing good for others is very easy. Easier than people think. Try it! Youll like it!
Below, some youth setup the sack lunches so everyone who needs them can come down to take them after we called their rooms... Also below a young boy accepts the stuff we helped bring up from his moms car...
We didnt provide the items below, but we helped a lady get them up to her room from her car...
To the right we talk with some folks who had come to the lobby to accept the lunches...
Sorry about this being such a messy blog :(
5 comments:
Sorry I missed the fishin' trip. My weekend was pretty full as it was with my brother-in-law visiting and the copious yard work I had to do! Looks like the sack lunch thing worked out great! Makes me proud of our congregation.
I'm glad you had such an eventful and fun weekend, Jamison. How is your bro-in-law, Sip?
Paul is well except for some college loan money foibles. He didn't get the money they told him he would. So, he's having the college blues, too. Y'all all pray for him and his folks.
Oh really??? That does stink. I hope they got it all worked out. I pray for college students everywhere.
yeah, he might be getting a job in addition to work study and his Mom might have to get a job, too. we shall see.
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