8/8/14 Day 1
What a day! We started the day off bright and early with 100% humidity.  And no that was not a typo. The Church/Center has 3 floors. The first floor is the main church area which has been completed, the second floor which is used for classes needs to be painted, and the third floor which will also hold classes needs to be demoed, plastered, and painted. As soon as we got to the job site we broke off into teams. One team set out to start the painting on the second floor, the second team went all the way upstairs to demo the floor to make it level and to start plastering the walls, while the third team went outside to sift sand and to haul bucks with a pulley system up to the third floor full of sand and to lower chunks of concrete down and move out of the way.
     Even though many of us don't really know each other, we pulled together as a team right away and everything has gone smoothly for the most part. Some of us might have scratches and bruises, but we will not let that stop us. We are here for a reason and we will let our light shine through to the end!

Jessica Schmitt