North Carolina Day #1 - 7.4.16

Happy 4th! We celebrated our nation today by waking up for an early breakfast and some great worship with the ReCreation staff.  After morning worship, we loaded up the buses and vans and headed out for our first day at our work site.  Upon arrival, we found out what our main project would be: Roofing and digging a septic tank line for a wonderful family.  Once we had split up into two groups (one to start digging the first septic line and the other begin the process of replacing the roof), the family whose house we are working at came out and introduced themselves to us. John and his two sons, Zachary and Austin, came out to tell us how appreciative they were for our willingness to come help them. Not only were they incredibly grateful for us coming to work on their home, they actually came and helped us for most of the day with the digging.  We were blessed with the opportunity to not only serve these people, but to work alongside and get to know them as well! It is truly amazing to see how God can work through people. After a full day of roofing and digging, we headed back to ReCreation to shower, have dinner, and have our first "porch time." Porch Time is our nightly program where we have time for remembering the funny things that happened during the day, where we saw Jesus at work, and worship through song.  Nick then gave a talk on the idea that we were sent here by God, that it was just by accident.  We looked in Genesis 31 at part of the story of Jacob and how he was sent by God, but along the way was distracted.  We then looked in Luke 10 where Jesus sent the 72 and how they left things behind in order to avoid distractions.  In Small Groups the team discussed more about the idea that we were sent here to North Carolina and where we could find opportunities during our time down here to avoid distractions and seek out opportunities to serve.  Finally to fulfill our duty as citizens we went and enjoyed a good ol' American firework show and then went to bed, excited to see God at work and continue to serve down here in Weaverville, North Carolina!