I returned home a week ago from our mission trip to Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky and haven't caught up on my energy level yet. Part of the problem is all the little projects that were waiting for me at home. My wife and daughter had painted most of the inside of the house and my son-in-law and grandson had powerwashed the back wood deck. I painted the deck the second day home. The next day I trimmed the hedge (gas powered trimmer wouldn't start so I did it the old fashioned way, with arm power). Then I powerwashed the front deck and the next day stained it, looks great!!! While I was doing all that the cable on one spring of the garage door broke and needed to be fixed and I accomplished that yesterday (July 5th). Now maybe I can get some rest.
As I thought about my complaints about all the work I had been doing my mind wandered back to the hollars of the Appilachian Mountains where we met two families. One family was tickled to have the holes in some of their walls repaired and painted. The other didn't have walls in part of their house, only 2X4 studs. The roof on both houses had leaked for some time and was in dire need of repair. They both have a roof that doesn't leak now so maybe they can start repairs on the inside with the next crew that comes to help from Red Bird. These families live on almost nothing and they have very little.
After remembering what I had seen the last week I believe we are very, very, very fortunate to have the things we have, even if it involves a little work to maintain it. The one thing we do have is hope for tomorrow. I pray that our work crew inspired a little bit of hope to the good people of Appilachia and I praise God for the work that Red Bird Mission does in that community.
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