DAY FOUR

This is our final full day in Texas City/Galveston.  Tomorrow we will work half of the day, come back to our digs, shower, pack our stuff, drive to Gaido's for lunch, and set out for home.  Because we are all weary, I will simply mention a few important features of the week.  First, there has been a great cooperative spirit among Presbyterians---from California, Nebraska, Colorado, Alaska, Missouri, and Texas.  Secondly, we have made new friends both within our group and among others with whom we've lived this week.  Thirdly, we have all tapped into new abilities and learned them from one another.  Lastly, most of us have sensed a Spirit at work that is greater than just our combined spirits.

I'll call your attention to the pictures as there will be people in them that you don't recognize.  One of them (who appears in a couple work-site pictures) is Sandy Langston, the project manager for UMCOR in Galveston (that stands for United Methodist Committee on Recovery).  Others include our breakfast and dinner companions from the other Presbyterian groups.  Still others include some of the families whose homes were being worked on by those other groups (ours failed to show up, possibly because she is quite aged).  Our bathroom breaks took place at Crockett Place Methodist Church in Galveston, as there was neither power nor water in the home where we were working.  The sanctuary of the church featured La-Z-Boys across the front of the sanctuary, just below the chancel.  Brian opined that we needed chairs of that type at the very front of our sanctuary, as people would then be adequately prepared for the sermon.  Although I know a few of our folks who would like that idea, I figure that it might be the only way to get Presbyterians to come to the front rows.

Enjoy the pictures.  We have had a wonderful and special time.  We'll see you all at home!

Peace,
Tom