Kempsville Christian Church

Part of our team was able to go to Sandy's House after cleaning up at Wintergarden. We had the opportunity to be a blessing to her and she was also a blessing to us. We tore out her bathroom tile and toilet, which will be replaced with a new flooring and john. We also tore down the garage's drywall ceiling, which will be replaced later as well. The team worked hard even in the Florida heat, and earned their showers after a hard and sweaty day of work. 

The team has arrived to Wintergarden Presbyterian Church today and is settled in for the week. The team got right to work upon arrival, helping out at multiple houses in the community with various projects. After our orientation meeting, the students led one another in worship and Isaac and Madison led the team in their devotional for the day. We are so excited for what the Lord has prepared for this week and can’t wait to serve alongside them! 

Yesterday, we got to start painting at Everett's house. It was so sweet to meet him and hear his story. Some of the kids got more paint on themselves than others. Such a fun afternoon painting and listening to worship music. 

Today, we continued to paint at Everett’s house. We got pretty far in the bedrooms to where we will hopefully be able to do some final touch ups and start painting the ceiling tomorrow. Had so much fun today and can’t wait to continue this project tomorrow! 

Part of the team went to help at Donna and David’s house, an older couples house in the port Charlotte community. Today they moved out all the furniture and items in Donna’s sewing room so that they’re able to tear out and replace the ceiling tomorrow! 

On Sunday afternoon we finished tearing out the ceiling's drywall in Sandy's garage. I forgot to take a picture of the final product so here is one of the garage before we started.

Happy birthday, Olivia! So fun to have you on this trip & to be so willing to spend your birthday serving this community. Happy sweet sixteen!! 

Today, we worked more at Everett’s do more of the meticulous work of edging and painting ceilings, but still had the best of time. It’s been so fun to work together and to continue to build a relationship with Everett and hear his story. 

Today the team at Donna’s house was able to take down the old ceiling and all the old insulation, replace the old insulation with new, and start putting up new drywall for the ceiling! They worked so hard today and without complaint. We can’t wait to go back and finish the job! 

The group that went to Allison's House on Monday morning tore it up. They grinded out so much work, even though we were working hard in the Florida heat with a RealFeel in the 100s.

Lunch, my favorite pastime.

It was an enjoyable one today. After working and sweating out pores we didn't know we had, it was great to take a break, eat some food, and talk with the owner and each other. It helped sustain us for the rest of the work day.

The lean in does it for me, and the faces keep it going.😂

The students once they learned how to install the insulation took the initiative to complete the rest of it on their own. They did an incredible job.

At the end of the day, we are here to praise the Lord. Today was a fun Rec day for the beach, Walmart runs, games; and finally, worship at sunset. We’re thankful that the Lord brought us here to serve and most importantly glorify God. 

Our rec day ended on the beach where we spent the time enjoying the sunset and doing praise and worship. This group definitely has a heart for giving God all the glory. Keep praising Him with your whole heart.

Yesterday the team was able to finish putting up all the dry wall on the ceiling and even started mudding the ceiling! Donna and David cooked them another delicious lunch! We are so grateful for their hospitality. 

We had a smaller group at Donna’s house today to finish. They were able to complete two layers of mudding. Unfortunately they couldn’t finish the third layer because the mud takes too long to dry. We are so thankful to have gotten to know Donna and David and have served them this week. 

Today, part of us were able to help out with the Wintergarden Food Pantry and we were about to help give over 400 families food for the next week. What an incredible opportunity to serve this community. 

Shoutout to Alex in the rafters, and the rest of the team that put up the insulation on the ceiling.