Quiet day

From the tool side of things, this was a pretty quiet day. Most every group seemed to leave this morning with what they needed and many of the groups seemed to finish a bit early today, so most of the tools were back and put away before supper! Most days don't go that smoothly.

A couple of new groups arrived today, and 2 or 3 groups finished up today and are leaving in the morning. Our numbers will stay up for most of the week, then next week should be a little more normal - about 150 volunteers.

Thursday night will be my first turn at leading chapel. We had a lot of pastors here last week, so there was never a problem getting someone to lead chapel; this week, we have lots of college students, but only a couple of pastors so Ruth Ann and I are both being pressed into service. I picked the evening service because things are so hectic in the morning for me trying to get tools out and all of the work teams on their way, but evenings are pretty quiet.

This is day 14 - we have been here a full two weeks. Time has flown - it seems like we just got here, but also like we have been here for ever. I don't even get lost as often!!! Being able to get from Ocean Springs to Gautier or Biloxi, or Moss Point is pretty easy - I even know a couple of short cuts. I can also tell you an awful lot about wheelbarrow maintenance (which you probably really don't want to know).

The spirit of the volunteers is unbelievable. There are some here now who have returned - three times. There is a young man who came with a college group, but is in the midst of thinking he wants to go to seminary - and had an encounter today with a client that seemed to reinforce his sense of call. There are so many opportunities here and so little time in each day.