July 2, 2012
We began our morning by celebrating
Adam’s 19th birthday. For fun we wrote a song for him using the tune
of ‘Jehovah Jireh’ and now none of us will ever be able to sing that song again
without laughing. The song went like this:
‘Oh, Adam Bootsma! Happy Birthday!
‘We’re so glad to have you on our
team, our team, our team.
‘Thanks for coming on your
birthday!
‘Too bad you’ll be working all day.
‘You’re tall like a mighty oak
tree...
‘You’re muscles rival those of
Hercules.
‘We wish you all the best as you’re
turning 19!
‘We hope you don’t rupture your
spleen...
‘Let’s celebrate and eat some
icecream
‘Oh, what a pleasure it has been!’
At the church we began by deciding
what we would need to fix up the church. While Mark and Martin went to get the
supplies the rest of us began to wash walls. At least we girls did. The boys
went to check out the roof and decided that it was fixable. Then began the long
and arduous task of unscrewing the pews from the floor. Arm muscles behind
screwdrivers and an electric drill loosened the screws and the pews were moved
to the middle of the sanctuary.
When our supplies arrived Lisa and
Heather began taping the baseboards and around the door frames. Grace found a
ladder and began cutting in the paint at the ceiling. She did a marvelous job. Various
others started cutting in around the baseboards. By lunch time there was a
major difference to the white walls.
After lunch Alice and Matt started
in on the wall behind the pulpit and soon the white wall was transformed into a
pale yellow wall. By the end of the day with paint running out we managed to
get a first coat on all the walls and the second coat of cutting in started.
Up on the roof Dan and Adam spent
some time cleaning out the clogged drains and then with Matt’s help started
tarring the holes in the roof. Later Matt and Adam came inside to help with the
painting and Lisa went up on the roof to help Dan.
When the roof was finished Matt and
Dan began tearing ruined drywall out of a small closet and removing the
flooring to see what damage had been done. The rest of us were still labouring
away on the walls.
When Grace was tired of painting
she went outside with Mark and they scrubbed down the front wall of the church.
With a new coat of paint it will look much more inviting and warm.
Around five we began to slow down
and a half an hour later we called it quits for the day. After spending some
time cleaning up we headed back ‘home’ for supper.
By that time we were all covered in
paint or tar or both. Some of us more than others. Rosie thought it would be
fun to use Matt as a doodle pad and as a result at the end of the day he had an
‘R’ on his arm and a stripe down his back.
The thought of a nice shower
appealed to us all. One of the Calvary’s elders and his wife are on vacation
this week. They have graciously offered us the use of their two showers. We are
very thankful to them.
The Snodgrasses joined us again for
supper and delivered an ice cream cake for Adam. We all enjoyed the cake
immensely.
All in all, it was a wonderful day.
A day filled with laughter and fun. A day to become closer as friends and brothers
and sisters in Christ. The citizens of Germantown are friendly and very
curious. They slow down to watch us as we work. We hope that they will become
curious enough to enter the doors and come to know the Truth.
Quotes
of the Day:
Rosemary: Hold your metaphorical
horses!
Grace: I have another nose growing
on my head!
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