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.

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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 Ms. Cheryl’s private residence. So far, we’ve accomplished two rounds of sanding & mudding for the following rooms:

• Dining room
• Kitchen
• Great room
• Breakfast nook
• Master Bedroom
• Sitting room
• Utility room
• 2 ½ Baths
• Walk-in closet
• 3 closets/Pantries

Our goal the rest of this week is to go for a third round of mudding and sanding on the aforementioned rooms. We plan to do as much as we can to get Ms. Cheryl closer to moving into her new house.