6 a.m. seemed earlier today.

Like every day, we began with our Morning Watch – our personal devotion and reflection time.





Then it was off to the cafeteria and on to the work site

Team Header made short order of the remaining ones and then moved on to “cripples.” Cripples are the short 2x4 pieces above the header. They line up where the studs would be if the window or door opening wasn’t there. Each window had 4 or 5, so there were A LOT of cripples to be cut, positioned and nailed in.










Lunch time had the look of exhaustion today.







But then it was back to work.












Today’s Team Bloggers are Sam Simpson, Alex Kamenetzky and Alec Sottosanti. . .

Thursday has come and gone and it was without a doubt the hardest and longest day we have seen. Once again we began bright and early, arriving before the swarm of Canadians. After getting the best of the hammers, we immediately continued where we left off, building headers (the top of the window and door frame), and installing a floor system into one of the new houses. Soon enough, each group got into a groove, and was doing their job swiftly to say the least.

After a long but rewarding work day, we headed back to the hotel for a quick break (which turned into a sleep session for most), we headed to dinner. This time, Scott Crabtree, the CEO at a local retirement center, hosted our meal. Scott and some of his employees stayed behind during Katrina, and thus had a lot of pictures to show us before we ate. They brought us up to the penthouse sweet, where we continued the night by eating a fantastic meal. Chicken with pineapple, tasty salmon, savory green beans, and cones we think to be imported from Garden Catering. After parting ways with the Crabtrees, we made our way back to the hotel in preparation for our last workday.







Thank you for your prayers!