Twisted

"Pack your patience," they told us, and thankfully we did. Today started with a little extra time on our hands, which we used for fellowship and taking some pictures of the wonderful people here at the Annunciation Mission. Van is our talented chef, previously a cook in the Navy where he was used to cooking for 5000 sailors at sea. So, he told us, cooking here isn't so hard. :) Jean does a bit of everything around here. She had her home destroyed in the hurricane and had come here for help. Eventually she ended up volunteering, and she is now a valued employee. She is very nice and always helpful. Mark does maintenance here ... and let us use his ladder 2 days in a row "as long as we bring it back". Ari is the one who plans our day along with Chris. They are very dedicated and we appreciate their devotion to helping people. Our assignment was to paint Mrs. Hunter's porch, which we gladly accepted; however, after the first coat, it began to rain making that task difficult to finish. After a bit of confusion, Asher, Jeff and Tammy ended up installing two handicap handrails: one in the shower and one on a ramp for an elderly woman. It was a good day to remember that even though things don't always go as planned we are here to do the Lord's work regardless of what may seem less than organized. We made a difference in two families' lives. What may seem like small tasks to us give other families a feeling of God's caring through us and encouragement that things will get back to normal. This experience has been humbling to us and we hope you all know this opportunity is appreciated by each and every one of us. We ended our day by doing some laundry (yes, Ken does laundry) and Asher and Samantha played an exciting/cut-throat game of Twister.