Are we ready for the Goodbyes?

It is unbelievable that the end of our RVICS project is just 3 days away. This has been a wonderful team and hosts!! We can't say enough about our time here. Even the weather has been really, really nice.

This past week the men did FINISH the very long ceiling (2 layers). The ladies listened for the celebration but, apparently, there was no time as they hurried onto other things on their "to do" list. That list included laying carpet and trim (whole room), building a platform for the choir director, squaring the interior door walls, installing weather stripping on outside doors, building a temporary wall, mending a fence, building a box for keys, more electrical work, etc----YES, they did it all this past week!!

Painting (the above room), sorting children's materials, stuffing "envelops", sorting clothing at the crisis pregnancy center and volunteering at a local elementary school were on the list of the ladies' accomplishments for the week.

Having worked hard all week, we had to play hard too. One evening we had a campfire and carry in with invited guests. Another evening, we, once again, had a campfire but with ice cream and a guest. Our time socializing as a group is always a special time. However, this time, we have had the privilege of sharing our time with many from the church. For example, one of the church members fixed an entire lunch for us. Another lady, brought each of the ladies a potted plant. These are very special people and ALL of us were very appreciative. AND, it isn't over because the church is fixing lunch for us tomorrow.

Whenever we are ministering at a location, it is good to see the camp, church etc in use. We do that here by attending the Sunday School and worship services. Friday evening, the church hosted something they called "Slime Time". The guests were mostly children of the community and it was packed. Games, food and, of course, candy were the main attractions. It required many hours of preparation. In fact, some of the RVICS group volunteered to help but the church members were enough that we weren't needed. It was a great night for everyone.

Come Tuesday afternoon, the first couple of our team will pull out for their home and then the rest of us will follow the next day for home and other RVICS projects. Goodbyes are the hard part of what we do. But, we have wonderful memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. Come January, we will start the process all over again-----------