Our first day at the home of Jeremy and Misty

Roger, our host project leader, led us out to the home of Jeremy and Misty and introduced us to Jeremy (suspenders).  He shared his story about how he and his family survived a direct hit by two tornadoes.  The first, an F3, and the second, an F5, which destroyed their house on April, 23rd.  He and his two sons, 12 and 10, were blown from the house and remembered falling from about 20 feet when the wind stopped.  His wife and 4 year old daughter were caught in the collapse of the house.   Misty spent 4 weeks in ICU after sustaining fractured ribs and a punctured lung.  She protected her daughter.

 As the men started the vinyl siding with Jeremy's input, the women began to pick up the debris in the yard.  Bits of plastic, pieces of glass, chunks of wood, etc. from all over the neighborhood...county.

 When Misty arrived to bring her husband a beverage, we stopped to listen to her story.  The strength and courage of this couple as they take one step at a time to rebuild their lives was amazing to our team.

The team, men and women, developed a working rhythm so that by the end of the day 1/2 the house was sided.

Pete and John worked with Jeremy to plan the plumbing for the house.  That included a trench that was dug by Pete, Bernadette, John, and Cathie.  We were pleased that our family and Jeremy's family were comfortable together.

At the end of the day, the team met to share experiences of the day and where they saw God.....everywhere.  Our evening devotion was offered by Jan focusing on Faith in Action from The Message , James 2:14-25.