Day Three

Today was our first day of work
We had three groups go out into the community. One of our groups went to the city of Rainelle. Here we helped Linda and Curtis. The students helped out with the landscaping around their home. Linda and Curtis used to live in the house across the street and had to move due to the flood.
After this, half of the students went to the cemetery and helped to clean up around the gravestones. The other half went to a widow's home in the community. They shoveled gravel into the washouts in the driveway. This was a great experience for the students as the Lord commands us to care for the widows. This helped to bring the Bible to life.
The next group went to the Honeysuckle Biblical Gardens. Here a woman names Terry moved into the house in 2002. There was one tree on the property originally, she has added hundreds of plants since then. She has accomplished this all by herself. There is a section in the garden that is dedicated to the Bible. She also had a bambo maze. It was 30x50ft and 30 feet tall. This was an impressive place to be as it was cool on such a hot day.
The last group stayed at Sewell Valley Christian Acadamy. Here we went to the church and took down an old ceiling. They also went through the books in the children's wing. Some of these things were damaged in the flood. We came back to the school and sifted through outdated books.
Our students were able to speak to others and share the love of Jesus. I am so proud of our students here and their willingness to work. Even though it was a hot day, we were able to accomplish much to honor Jesus.