Day One – Monday

7/9/18

6 pm

 

Today was our first day of work and we have three crews. One crew went to Donni’s house, one went to God’s Resort, and another stayed at the church to work outside at the garden and the pavilion. Our devotion today was about how we all have questions for God, and how God wants us to be honest with ourselves and each other about our questions and doubts. The group working at God’s Resort started construction on apartment buildings, and the group at Donni’s house worked on painting one of her daughter’s rooms. After work, the team went to the Joplin Tornado Memorial and learned more about the horrific tragedy that struck this city. Today, I worked at God’s Resort, a transitional housing place, and I am feeling very blessed for my family and friends, because today opened my eyes and made me realize there are many people who don’t have a stable home. God is already doing amazing things here in Joplin in day one, and I can’t wait for day 2!

 

-Grace O.

Day One – nap time

7/9/18 – 4 pm

Crew 1 was in charge of digging holes for a pavilion for Journey Church.  The ground had soft soil for about the first 2". After that there was more rock than dirt!  These guys needed an afternoon nap!


Jake

We Made It!

Hello from Joplin! 
After about 11 hours on the road we made it to the church we’ll be staying out for the week. Last night was a lot of logistics as we found out what we’ll be doing for the week and who we’ll be working with. In just a few minutes, we’ll be heading out to our worksites and we can’t wait to get started. Update on how day 1 went will be coming at you later tonight!
-Jeremy 

Welcome to Our Blog!

Hello!

Thank you for checking out our blog. In just a few days (three to be exact) our team will be heading down to Joplin, MO to serve for the week and we are so excited to see what God has in store. Please be praying for safe travel as we drive down on Sunday and for God to be at work among our team and and the wonderful community of Joplin. Stay tuned, more to come in a few days!
-Jeremy

Live From The Field

(Crew 7 Leaders: Dan and Heather Watts, Members: Grace, Aziah, Tim, Kevin, Matt, Jaden, Kaleb, Josie, Payton, Isabelle)
 This week has been one of the greatest and most life changing weeks of my life, not only in terms of friendship, but also in my faith. Our week of service kicked off on day one when we arrived at Dorothy’s house. We found out when we got there that we would be installing a privacy fence around their home. Sounds simple enough right? Wrong! We thought we would just be pounding them into the ground but we found out right away we would have to dig 3 feet into the ground, and if that wasn’t hard enough many holes were infested with roots and rocks. We initially thought we may be done digging by the end of day one, but it was not to be. Digging actually was finished towards the end of day four. On day two the friendships amongst the group were growing much stronger and progress was being made. We began placing poles in the ground and trust me it is a lot easier than digging the holes. This is what 1/2 of the group did for days 2 and 3. During our lunch devotions each day we were able to talk about all sorts of different t
This week has been one of the greatest and most life changing weeks of my life, not only in terms of friendship, but also in my faith. Our week of service kicked off on day one when we arrived at Dorothy’s house. We found out when we got there that we would be installing a privacy fence around their home. Sounds simple enough right? Wrong! We thought we would just be pounding them into the ground but we found out right away we would have to dig 3 feet into the ground, and if that wasn’t hard enough many holes were infested with roots and rocks. We initially thought we may be done digging by the end of day one, but it was not to be. Digging actually was finished towards the end of day four. On day two the friendships amongst the group were growing much stronger and progress was being made. We began placing poles in the ground and trust me it is a lot easier than digging the holes. This is what 1/2 of the group did for days 2 and 3. During our lunch devotions each day we were able to talk about all sorts of different things including God and our faith Journies. On Day 3 the crew began to share their own testimonials and I thought it was incredible how vulnerable everyone was with each other. The crew continued their hard work throughout the week and everyone worked until the last possible minute. The work ethic and fellowship built amongst the group this week blew my mind. The way God worked through all of us was the likes of what I have never seen before. It was such an awesome week to be the hands and feet of God. That’s all from the week of Crew 7.
Aziah B. 
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A day in the life if Team 6

Today was Day 3 of our Joplin trip and Crew 6 (Evan, Sam, Ross, Hans, Paige, Zoe, Chloe, Anna, Elliot, Katie, Sydney) had a really productive DAY. Our group is working in a church which has only been around a short while and they need help rebuilding the interior of the building. The name of the church is "The Way" and their mission is to help introduce Jesus to people that have broken lives and need him to help them. Our projects today included mudding the bathroom, painting the walls a blue-grey color, as well as building a wall that will be used as an entryway to the church. Our leaders brought us snacks and people from Journey Church ( the church we are staying at) brought us popsicles to help cool us off a little bit 🙂 We had a great lunch devotion time because the questions really prompted us to share some of our stories and helped us connect better with each other. God stories from the Bible were also shared. We have had an amazing week so far and are so blessed to be on this trip. We hope that all of you at home are doing amazing as well 🙂 
From Crew 6, fondly known as the Avacados

Live From The Field

Today was day 1 of Joplin! Journey Church is the church that we are staying at this week. The church has an initiative called 2 in 5. With this initiative, the church wants to build relationships with every family within a 2 mile radius in the span of 5 years. Most of our projects that we are doing are in this 2 mile radius. These projects include building fences, decks, and so much more! It was hot and sweaty but everyone pushed through for a great first day of work. We are excited to keep developing relationships with those we serve this week! 
Love,
Crew 1- Da Bruddas
Leah, Elise, Mariana, Luke, Kip, Jenna, Sophia, Cade, Jillian, Jay, Daniell