First day

Our first work day was cold this morning. 

40 degrees at 7 am and in the 50’s the rest of the day, which isn’t really cold by Northern Illinois standards but cold for New Orleans.

We had team members scattered between three worksites today.

We worked at Brian Berteaux’s home.  Lots of clean-up was needed including under the house itself.  Once all the cleanup is finished, drywall will be started.

Nikki spelunking under the house.

Windows were caulked and painted at St Luke’s church.

Dave working on windows.

Paul working on the entry doors.

FEMA trailers were cleaned and repaired at the East church(where we stay) so they can also house teams in the future.

Wava scrubbing floors.

Kerry, Bill & Everett planning their attack.

…and help is always needed on the cooking front.  We are not only cooking for our team this week but also a team of 15 from Indiana.

Camri making an awesome chocolate dessert for everyone.

Mondays tend to be pretty chaotic until everyone is placed at a job but the comment was made that today was one of the most smooth productive first days we’ve ever had.  All the glory goes to God who put this team together.  What an incredible group of servants we have along and a whole lotta fun to boot!