Thursday and Friday were very rewarding and challenging because of the rain showers and thunderstorms. We showed our resilience Thursday with many trips on and off the roof and in spite of everything, we still managed to finish the shingling. We had four other main groups working on “our” house: Waste Management WM, The Hardy Group, Best Buy and Americore volunteers. WM had some workers there all week and other volunteers, like Best Buy, were there for only part of the week. These changes created some challenges with getting to know the new workers and integrating them into the crew.
The challenge of meshing also brought two of my greatest joys from the week. First, our own volunteer, George, was so valuable in helping everyone become more productive. I admire how
George bounced in and out of various tasks, did the little things that others avoided and was so encouraging and helpful all week! Second, on the last work day, Rashad, the 8th grade child of the homeowner, Mary Bunch, began helping to install the vinyl siding. When the family left, he made a point of giving Wes, one of the volunteers Rashad worked with most of the afternoon, a big hug. It was a special moment – this cool kid was really touched by Wes and to notice the affect of a few hours of work on a young man from a single parent home was a blessing to see.
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It was literally sticking to the skin of our hands. After a few hours of that, our hands and fingers were all red. Then we were given the task of putting the foam insulation around the newly installed windows. Unfortunately we were told that we should NOT get it on our hands, when we asked “How do we get this yellow goop off our hands?!!!”
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