Re: The last work day

Continued prayers for a safe return! Congrats on your many accomplishments.

In Christ,

Pastor Paul

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On Apr 30, 2016, at 12:51 AM, Rod Scofield <rod@bethetool.org> wrote:

We made a fantastic showing.  Awesome diligence and hard work.  

But it's the relationships that I'm most excited about.  Sure we finished the floor and put the aluminum siding back on.  And we drywalled and taped and mudded.  And we installed some bathroom fixtures, but really what we did was represent Christ to three homes.  We can serve because we have the ability to serve.  

There's a verse in the Bible that says, 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

(Matthew 5:15-16)  

But I'm getting ahead of myself.  

-  Got all the work we could get done.  Not as far as we were hoping but a darn good showing.  

-  The agency we work for wants their tools back halfway through the day, on Friday so they can get them ready for the next teams, so we take the other half of the day to see or learn more about the community we are serving.  -  Today we went on a cemetery tour.  It was pretty interesting.  

-  Looked at the French Quarter for a few minutes.  

-  Ate out.  

-  Came back and have an ambitious plan for getting out of here early tomorrow.  

So I'm going to keep this short.  Reflections on the trip and the stories will come in a few days.  In the mean time, I usually can't post on Saturday night because I don't know how to use the wifi signal at the church we're staying in tomorrow night.  -  We can rough it for a little while.  :-)  So I'll see you back in a few days.  Fresh with insights and reflections.  

It was a great team.  A good week.  God showed up.  We are grateful.  

I DID post more pictures on FB.  Here is the link:  click here to go to FB photos of this trip

Rod

--

Are you a tool?

Christ has no body on earth but yours,

no hands but yours,

no feet but yours.

Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to look out;

yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good;

and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now.  

(St. Teresa of Avila)