344 Porter

This is Yea! B! (Tessa) and Small Boat (Liza). We had an awesome day today, filled with many new, great experiences. We started the day off with a construction meeting and then went straight to work. We both got to work on a very nice and welcoming couple's house. It was so great seeing how appreciative the couple was and how happy they were to have people there to help them out. We were able to completely fill in a hole that used to be used for heating before they got a central air system. We also got to put dry wall up on a ceiling in one of their bathrooms. Although there were some challenges throughout the day, we really enjoyed getting to have such a fun experience that truly impacted these peoples' lives. The couple told us their story and how they have suffered through many different obstacles, such as Hurricane Katrina, but ultimately fought hard to work through these things together. It was really inspirational to hear how this couple was able to fight through these situations, and we were really happy to be able to make their lives a little easier by helping out around their house. They were so grateful that they even offered us lots of food, such as hard boiled eggs and potato salad. The lady talked a lot about how she truly believes that the Lord has been watching over her and believes this is the reason they have survived through such tough times. It was really inspirational hearing her say this, and really encouraged us to work as hard as possible throughout the day. In the end, we were able to cover the hole and get most of the dry wall up in the bathroom. We are very excited to continue this process in their house to be able to see the final result. We are very proud of what we accomplished today and can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store for us.