Cheryl and Julie are almost home. We spent the final day on the job, mudding and primarily sanding.
Cheryl is a disabled veteran who now gets around on a motorized scooter because of two accidents. The first accident happened when she was on active duty and fell out of a helicopter during a training exercise several years ago. She fractured one of her legs in 20 places.
For our evening Devotion, our Mission Team went down to the beach, on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast one day this week.
In our daily lives, our work schedule sometimes varies. Most members of our Mission Team work day time hours. Others, like me, work nights. So, I’ve had to adjust my body’s time clock.
The Mission Team from Avent Ferry UMC arrived in D’Iberville, Miss., on April 19. The host church here in D’Iberville, Heritage UMC, assigned us to the 2,500-square-foot home of Cheryl Lewis.
Ms. Lewis is a disabled veteran who now gets around on a motorized scooter. She moved into a FEMA trailer shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit. Team Avent Ferry started work on April 20 doing some finishing work on Ms. Lewis’ new house. Half of the house is Ms. Cheryl’s private residence. The other half will be used for temporary transition quarters for paralyzed veterans.
Ms. Cheryl does a lot of volunteer work with disabled and paralyzed veterans in the Gulfport/Biloxi/D’Iberville area. In order to get her moved in by May 1, we’ve prioritized the rooms that are the focus of our finishing work. Based on our plan, we’re concentrating on the half of the house that's...
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