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West Independence Church

Serving In Appalachia
July 9, 2022
Staff: Lydia Claeys, Hannah Hjelle

We’ve Arrived!

by Hannah Hjelle | July 10, 2022 5:48 PM

We started out the morning with church and then went for a hike in the afternoon at Natural Bridge Overlook. It was amazing to see the beauty of nature! 

We’ve Arrived!

Natural Bridge Overlook

by Hannah Hjelle | July 10, 2022 5:50 PM

Some of us climbed to the top of the Natural Bridge! We could see for miles and miles!
Natural Bridge Overlook

Learning about the Flood

by Hannah Hjelle | July 11, 2022 7:59 PM

This morning we spent some time listening to the story of the flood which happened in March of 2021. Everything at Riverside Christian School was lost except for two buildings. 

Learning about the Flood

Aftermath of the Flood

by Hannah Hjelle | July 11, 2022 8:01 PM

After hearing how the flood happened, we spent time cleaning up ceiling tiles that were ruined in the flood.
Aftermath of the Flood

Old Music Room

by Hannah Hjelle | July 11, 2022 8:04 PM

We also cleaned out the old music room. We didn’t realize how much stuff there was that needed to be cleaned out. We worked together and got everything out!

Old Music Room

Squeaky Clean

by Hannah Hjelle | July 11, 2022 8:05 PM

When we got the music room emptied, everyone grabbed sponges and scrubbed all of the walls, and mopped the floor! 
Squeaky Clean

Flood Cleanup Day 2

by Hannah Hjelle | July 12, 2022 2:00 PM

Today we spent time cleaning out the locker room of the school. It’s the only room that hasn’t been touched since the flood but we emptied it out and cleaned everything by hand!

Flood Cleanup Day 2

Deep Mud

by Hannah Hjelle | July 12, 2022 2:05 PM

We also spent time cleaning out this room that was buried with mud from the flood. We were on our hands and knees scraping and mopping! There might have been some singing along to Country Roads by John Denver too. It’s a classic!
Deep Mud

Cleaned by Hand

by Hannah Hjelle | July 12, 2022 2:08 PM

While some of us were cleaning up the room with mud, the rest of us grabbed a basket and started scrubbing the items that were inside the locker room! 
Cleaned by Hand

Seeing God in the Simple Things

by Hannah Hjelle | July 12, 2022 9:55 PM

We ended our night with a bonfire and 'smores. We shared our God moments that happened during the work day and listened in awe of how God worked. Even something so simple as cleaning up mud or sitting around a bonfire was a big blessing!

Seeing God in the Simple Things

Scaffolding

by Hannah Hjelle | July 13, 2022 2:22 PM

Today, some of us spent the morning building scaffolding so we could fix the ceiling tiles that were in the gym. We were able to fix all of the ones that were falling out!

Scaffolding

Painting the Entrance

by Hannah Hjelle | July 13, 2022 2:24 PM

We also spent time today freshening up the purple paint on the posts and window sills. It was a lot of work, but we worked together and got it accomplished!
Painting the Entrance

Heights Anyone?

by Hannah Hjelle | July 13, 2022 2:26 PM

Another part of our group spent time climbing up on the roof to clean the gutters. There were a lot of items in the gutters! We even found an old pair of flip-flops on the roof too! 
Heights Anyone?

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