We went in to get our job for the day this morning. We were told that we were going to a lady's house that wasn't affected by the tornado - but her life was. Her husband was one of the people that was killed by the F5 twister a few months ago.
We went over to her place and we were supposed to rip her garage ceiling down and replace the sheetrock. We pulled in and met her son Bobby. He was still a bit choked up about losing his dad, especially when he started to pull his dad's boat out of the garage.
This garage is one that is part of the basement and under the main living area upstairs. We quickly found out why there was water stains on the ceiling. There was hardly any insulation in the ceiling and the cold air was blasting the heat ducts and forming condensation. The water then dripped on the sheetrock and stained and was beginning to mold.
Jan is the name of the lady and she was floored when she found out that I've been in insulation a good part of my life. We met her at Lowe's and as I reached my hand out to shake hers, she engulfed me with a bear hug! With tears in her eyes, she thanked us for coming all the way down to help her. I was a bit choked up as well, and also extremely grateful for being used by God to meet her needs.
We were able to rip all the sheetrock down and pull out the old R11 insulation. I was also able to re-route some electrical wires that for some reason were just stapled on the outside of the sheetrock! Tym Sauter, one of our leaders, was able to use his chain saw and help clear several trees that had fallen and needed to be cleaned up.
Our teens were amazing as well! They put the heat aside and worked extremely hard today. It was amazing to see them get rid of the sheetrock just as fast as we could pull it down!!! They also went outside and helped Tym by splitting all the wood that he cut up! All in 110 degree heat!!!
We had another great Bible study time tonight as well as we went through James 2. We were able to look at the second main theme in that chapter - Faith and Works. We were able to use that to help them understand why we are here. Even more importantly, I impressed upon them to utilize this in their daily lives when they get home.
I honestly don't think that things could be going any better here! God has blessed us and really opened our eyes to his provision and plan. We were in the exactly perfect place at the exactly perfect time for the person who needed us the most. I chose to believe in God's providence and provision, rather than to be stupid enough to believe in chance! That is a lesson that I pray both the teens and myself won't ever forget.
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