A Great Day

Today was a great day for working, ministering, and enjoying our time here. Ralph, Mr. Dave, Rebecca, Charity, and Hans all worked very hard grouting all of the tile that was laid yesterday, while Mr. Ronnie and Mr. Burt led a crew in finishing up their sheetrock job. The rest of us spent our time with Mr. Jerome. Mr. Jerome had been through quite some bit of trials that you will hear more of in Jessica Stratton and Yeiri's letters. We truly had a great time ministering and being ministered to. Later tonight the ladies prepared tacos for us all, and we all later went out for an ice cream run to sonic! But without further ado, I will Jessica and Yeiri to tell the story. Thank you all for your continued support and prayer!

God Bless

Kolby Dukes

Today we traveled on the other side of the tracks, where someone told us to be aware of. We worked on a man's house, his name was Jerome. After demolition he sat down and told us about his struggles. He explained how he was pinned between two cars, but relied on Jesus through such a life threatening situation. Tears rolled down his face, and he was unable to continue speaking for the moment. Watching such a big husky guy break down and cry touched me. Today I realized that it is so important that you obey God and live your life according to God's will. Tears overwhelmed me as I thought to myself, "Am I living my life to in obedience to my Father?" Todays job changed my life. Meeting kind hearted people like Jerome makes you realize life is worth living for God. After finishing the job at Jerome's we hit the streets. I was apprehensive about sharing my faith but Lexi, Yeiri and I approached a woman in her car at a liquor store. We talked to her about Katrina, and then asked her about God. She claimed she believed in God. Then we said goodbye after talking to her, thinking I wouldn't see her again. We walked down a street to find her again, but with her family. The explained that they knew God also. After having fellowship, we prayed and it was amazing to see two groups of strangers unite in Christ. Work leads to opportunity, opportunity leads to conversation, and conversation leads to relationships. Today which I have built with Jerome, the husky teddy bear, and Cassandra, the girl at the liquor store.

Jessica Stratton - Delmarva Christian High School Sophomore

Today was an amazing day! I met so many new people. But what caught my attention was this man named Jerome. He was the sweetest guy you could find. Jerome went through a lot of hard times. As we ate lunch today he decided to tell us his life story. At that moment I didn't realize by the end of his story I'd be crying. Jerome had been caught between two cars and shortly after hurricane Katrina came. In the middle of his story he began to cry. By the time he was done tears rolled down my face and I felt like the Lord had told me to not take things for granted, because at anytime he could take everything away. After we were done working at Jerome's, we went to minister on the streets. My group went to the liquor store. While many people were going in and out we found a lady named Cassandra. Soon after we talked, we met her family, she was a Christian so I was able to fellowship with a sister in Christ. This is one of my best days, because I have come to realize many things. I thank everyone for bringing me here.

Yeiri Contireas - Delmarva Christian High School Freshmen

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