Twelve and a half volunteers: The Ambassadors

Where should I start? It's Timothy and I'm the designated blog writer for tonight. After winning a decisive victory in our two semi-final games in the shuffle board tournament, it's time to write about today. We started with bacon, eggs and hashbrowns and a note from home. Colossians 3:12-14 set the tone for our day, to put on love above all things and be patient with one another. When we got to the job site, Andrew, Alex and I continued our work on rewiring the main floor and running power upstairs. Gerald and Cameron put the finishing touches on the house next door in the bedroom and Sid, Leah, Alex and Mike started painting in the upstairs bedroom in the end house. Gerald was delighted to see his wish come true as Danielle and Angela arrived somewhat unexpectedly with coffee and two dozen Dunkin Donuts. They have some truly delightful new flavours of donuts here! Sid, Mike, Leah and Alex managed to get a second coat of paint on the upstairs room in the end house and we got to the primer stage in the house next door. Ron, our contact at the Susquehanna Conference was very pleased with our progress when he came by for a site inspection. There was anticipation when Andy announced that we would be getting a visit that afternoon from the News Item, the local Coal Township newspaper. When Larry, the reporter arrived, we showed him our work, answered his questions and posed for a few pictures. Andy, our foreman, had suggested inviting the press in order to make local residents aware of ongoing disaster restoration work. Cameron looked like a star as he posed with the cordless drill in hand. We'll be sure to bring back some copies of the morning paper for everyone to read. We finished work at around 3:30 and headed back to the church to get ready for volunteering at a local dinner drop-in. Through pastor Bob, we made contact with Jim at the Shepherd's Table ministry where once a week, a communal meal is served to needy residents. They also provide meals on wheels to shut-ins and provide clothing for those in need. Our job was to serve the meals and to help with clean up after a dinner for approximately 150 people. Some of us served the hot food, others distributed desserts, and a few of us were in the kitchen washing dishes. We also sat to eat with some of the people that came for dinner - we heard little pieces of their stories and told them where we were from - most people don't know where Hamilton is!
After we returned, there was time for coffee, Peter got walked around by most of us and the girls joined in the praise and worship practice downstairs. Shuffleboard tournament started again at 9pm and there was some intense play - who knew that Angela is so competitive? We're off to devotions in the sanctuary.