Day Two: Monday
(Day Three at bottom of this page)
Today we had our first workday. Right before breakfast we found out that
we would be working with Harrison again this year. Harrison is the HOMES
expert in concrete and he was a joy to work with last year. And we did
do concrete – about a four-foot by four-foot square at the base of the
stairs to the house. Hand mixed by Todd, Dave, Kaitlyn and Megan. The
remainder of us were playing with rocks (and a puppy!).
Our primary focus at the site was landscaping. The home that we worked on is on a foundation about sixteen feet high in the flood plain. Their old home had been torn down, and we needed to level the area, remove the largest rocks then seed, fertilize and lay straw on the yard. In addition, the old concrete stairs were still in the yard, so about half the group took turns with the sledgehammers breaking them down into moveable pieces.
We were about an hour and 20 minutes away from Neon. It was a very hot
day today. We took plenty of breaks, and drank a lot of water. Lunch and
dinner were delicious – made particularly so by the hunger that comes
with hard work.God Bless and keep praying for good weather and safe keeping of all of our crew.
--Kim Trimboli for the Neon KY mission team
Day
Three: Tuesday
This
evening we went into Whitesburg to hear Dock Frasier and Clyde Stanley,
who told us “true
stories” of the
Appalachian area in story and song. We enjoyed it thoroughly and stopped
for ice cream on the way home.