Day 3 began with a delicious breakfast of Belgian waffles
and an energized worship experience consisting of singing, prayer, and a
morning devotional. The ReCreation
pastor gave an encouraging sermon on making choices to grow closer to Jesus. After
the sermon, we packed up the buses and headed back to our work site. The team jumped right into the work and
continued the painting they began yesterday. The group really came together
today as we nearly finished priming both houses in the morning and then after
lunch we finished the few remaining spots that needed priming and started
applying the paint to the houses. We are painting Jerome’s house gray and
Lawrence’s house yellow. It was really
exciting for your kids to begin putting color on the house and instantly see
the transformation that was happening.
Lawrence came out to say goodbye at the end of our time
painting and told us that he had been praying for all of us throughout the week
and even invited us to attend church with him on Sunday. It is always powerful to watch God begin to
not only use us to meet physical needs, but also meet spiritual needs as well. Along
with our visit from Lawrence, we got a special surprise visit from the Mayor of
Asheville. She wanted to come see all
the work that was being done and meet the team.
After introductions and a group picture we ended our time at the work
site in a circle with the Mayor praying for our work site, the city of
Asheville, and the Mayor herself.
Finally, we returned to our housing site where we ate dinner
and then gathered for our nightly “porch time.” We reminisced about our amazing
day, sang some songs, and listened to Philippe Warren give a great talk on the
idea of incarnational ministry. He
walked us through Matthew 25:34-45 and helped the team understand that Jesus
chooses to work in and through people.
He helped us realize that we have been seeing Jesus everyday in the
people we serve and each other as we do the work God has called us to do. It has been another wonderful day filled with
joy as we served and grew closer together as a team.
God Bless,
The SM Staff Team
