Day 3
The men, of course, were still hard at it in the basement. It is taking a tremendous amount of thinking to allow for the unique Colorado requirements. They continue to put up the walls. The bathroom is looking great with the shower enclosure installed. The Parrish' men have all been lending a hand with all the work, including the trips to Home Depot. It is really awesome watching Vincent Logozzo, James Spencer, Mike Briggs, Bob Jones, and Charlie Parrish take time to train them. The boys are thrilled to build their church. They are enthusiastic hard workers. Just to be clear, Kelly Parrish is also helping. :-)
The ladies were very busy this morning getting ready for the Mom/Kid breakfast. Although we did most of the prep work yesterday, they were busy decorating and setting up the craft tables. Brandi was delighted by the turn-out. We had 14 ladies and numerous children! I arrived late, but saw how much fun everyone was having. This was advertised as a come and go party, but they never went. They came and stayed! The last lady left after 11 a.m. It was amazing to see how hungry for relationships these ladies are. Most of them are not from Colorado and just feel alone. We were talking with Brandi at how God's timing is always perfect. God knew it was time for them to be in Timnath. He had already started working on the ladies of Timnath. They may not be aware of what they are longing for, but they are definitely searching!
After cleaning up the party, we all ate lunch together and took time to share about our experiences so far and made plans for the rest of the day. I always enjoy hearing from the team because everybody's experience is different. One of the things we discussed is what a difference serving the community makes. I challenged the group to take that knowledge and apply it when we get home, such as during the Living Christmas Cards next weekend, but this group seems to always be serving. ( I have a great team!)
We ended our night by going to Old Ft. Collins to eat. Hollywood couldn't design a prettier setting. I can honestly say the whole team is falling in love with Ft. Collins/Timnath. After dinner, some of us crazy people went for a stroll in -8 degree weather to enjoy the beauty and a little ice cream! As cold as it was, it was well worth it.
DAY 4
We started this great day with a great breakfast at a cute diner called "Silver Grill". They have the most amazing cinnamon rolls! After breakfast, we went to the first Living Rock church service. We opened with a time of worship through prayer and scripture reading. Kelly spoke to us from 1 Peter 2: 4-10. We discussed how we are all called to be royal priests through Christ. We talked how God is the living rock. He gives life to everything, even things that don't have any. It was great to spend time focusing on the true reason we are here. I can tell you one of the sweetest things was listening to Noah Parrish pray outload with all these adults around. He, and the other boys , do not hide their faith!
After worship, it was time for the guys to start working. Mike and Zach are installing all the electrical. Brandi, Zachary, Noah, Joshua, and Anna Faith, along with the ladies, anointed the walls, floors, and stairs with scripture. This was a very important task for the Parrish's. What a way to spend your Sunday!
This brought the end of the trip for two of our members, Kim Spencer and Amy Briggs, who are flying home. Please pray for their safety while driving back to Granbury from the airport.
We made it an early night, so the Parrish's could get some order to their home before tomorrow morning.
Continue to pray for God to multiply the work the men are doing.
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