Awesome!!!
Hello, readers. We're finally at Saint Christophers's, the official campsite at Johns Island. So I can finally have access to a working computer and pass along an update on my week.
I am having such an incredible time so far! You would not believe how God is working down here on the island. He is showing His power and majesty in so many ways it's hard for me to list them all. But I'll try to take it day by day.
Sunday
Well, we piled onto the bus and the school vans and headed off around noon. We drove for about three hours until we got to Orangeburg, not too far outside of Columbia. We stopped for an early dinner at Cracker Barrel, always a fun place to eat. Then we drove on until we made it to Johns Island. We stopped at a local Piggly Wiggly's to get groceries and basic cabin survival stuff. We were assigned to four homes built by Habitat for Humanity, so that was definitely interesting. I stayed with two older adults and two younger boys in a cabin called Joy. They're great and fun to be around. So anyway, the first evening was pretty uneventful, mostly just settling into our cabins and digging into the supplies. We spent most of the time just sitting around and talking. The great thing about living without things like radio, TV and internet is that it frees you of distractions and gives you more time to interact with the people around you. And that's always helpful.
Monday
We woke up at about 6:00 for breakfast, then we piled into vans and headed to the Sea Island Re-sale Store for Orientation. It was basically a briefing on the history of Sea Island and its association with Habitat. After that was over, I stayed with about 10 to 15 other boys to work at the store for the rest of the morning. Mostly had to help bring down boxes of Christmas decorations (yep, Christmas in July) and rearrange the outlet room. So we did that until about 11:00, after which we all got back together for lunch at the Citadel Mall. Then we headed for downtown Charleston for the rest of the afternoon, which gave us plenty of time to see some of the sites. Of course, it was so hot there (98 degrees) that we didn't try to do too much. We mostly tried to stay in the shade and keep cool with plenty of fluids. But we had a great time. We came back to the Habitat Homes around 5:00 or so for a pizza supper, after which we were told to get to bed early. The real work would begin today, hehe.
Tuesday
Woke up early again (we'll be used to this by the end of the week, I hope) for breakfast cereal. I got shifted to the lunch crew the previous evening, so I didn't have to do construction work yet. We spent the morning making over a hundred ham, turkey, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the construction crews on the work site. also helped the girls clean out their cabins, sweeping and mopping floors and counter tops. Then we headed to the local residential homes to see the elderly people living there. They're all very kind and great to interact with. We took them to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch; the older man I was helping really enjoyed the shows that were happening onstage. They even played some of the games in the arcade room like Skeeball; my man won about 43 tickets and got a small puzzle. He was really happy. By about 2:00, we had to go to another nursing home to help host Bingo for the residents. They seemed to really enjoy it; I don't think they get enough really vigorous activity during their daily routines. We left the home at about 4:00 and left the Habitat homes for our official camp site at St. Christopher's.
More updates to come!!! God is so wonderful; I'm so glad He led me here!!!
I am having such an incredible time so far! You would not believe how God is working down here on the island. He is showing His power and majesty in so many ways it's hard for me to list them all. But I'll try to take it day by day.
Sunday
Well, we piled onto the bus and the school vans and headed off around noon. We drove for about three hours until we got to Orangeburg, not too far outside of Columbia. We stopped for an early dinner at Cracker Barrel, always a fun place to eat. Then we drove on until we made it to Johns Island. We stopped at a local Piggly Wiggly's to get groceries and basic cabin survival stuff. We were assigned to four homes built by Habitat for Humanity, so that was definitely interesting. I stayed with two older adults and two younger boys in a cabin called Joy. They're great and fun to be around. So anyway, the first evening was pretty uneventful, mostly just settling into our cabins and digging into the supplies. We spent most of the time just sitting around and talking. The great thing about living without things like radio, TV and internet is that it frees you of distractions and gives you more time to interact with the people around you. And that's always helpful.
Monday
We woke up at about 6:00 for breakfast, then we piled into vans and headed to the Sea Island Re-sale Store for Orientation. It was basically a briefing on the history of Sea Island and its association with Habitat. After that was over, I stayed with about 10 to 15 other boys to work at the store for the rest of the morning. Mostly had to help bring down boxes of Christmas decorations (yep, Christmas in July) and rearrange the outlet room. So we did that until about 11:00, after which we all got back together for lunch at the Citadel Mall. Then we headed for downtown Charleston for the rest of the afternoon, which gave us plenty of time to see some of the sites. Of course, it was so hot there (98 degrees) that we didn't try to do too much. We mostly tried to stay in the shade and keep cool with plenty of fluids. But we had a great time. We came back to the Habitat Homes around 5:00 or so for a pizza supper, after which we were told to get to bed early. The real work would begin today, hehe.
Tuesday
Woke up early again (we'll be used to this by the end of the week, I hope) for breakfast cereal. I got shifted to the lunch crew the previous evening, so I didn't have to do construction work yet. We spent the morning making over a hundred ham, turkey, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the construction crews on the work site. also helped the girls clean out their cabins, sweeping and mopping floors and counter tops. Then we headed to the local residential homes to see the elderly people living there. They're all very kind and great to interact with. We took them to Chuck E. Cheese for lunch; the older man I was helping really enjoyed the shows that were happening onstage. They even played some of the games in the arcade room like Skeeball; my man won about 43 tickets and got a small puzzle. He was really happy. By about 2:00, we had to go to another nursing home to help host Bingo for the residents. They seemed to really enjoy it; I don't think they get enough really vigorous activity during their daily routines. We left the home at about 4:00 and left the Habitat homes for our official camp site at St. Christopher's.
More updates to come!!! God is so wonderful; I'm so glad He led me here!!!
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