Sunday, April 26 – May 2
A team of eighteen volunteers from the following churches of North East Tennessee;
New Fellowship Ministries Baptist, Church Hill,
Sullivan Baptist, Kingsport
Westview Baptist, Kingsport
First Baptist Surgoinsville,
Fort Robinson Baptist, Kingsport
First Baptist, Church Hill
First Baptist, Rogersville,
Pleasant Grove Baptist, Mountain City
met at 6:30 AM EST and with tools loaded on a trailer headed for Liberty Hill. Arrived between 1:00 and 2:00 PM CST. Jim Ramey, our leader, held a meeting to organize who would be taking on what task on Monday morning. He asked for volunteers to prepare the snacks and cold drinks each morning. Jim met with the three ladies on the team and asked if they would mind being in charge of the kitchen due to Joyce, the lady who has been doing the cooking, had to leave to go home for the death of her mother. The one thing you need to be on a trip like this is flexible. God always sends the right people and works out every detail before we even know what is going to be needed.
Monday morning, the schedule showed breakfast at 7 AM. The ladies had decided they would set their alarm clock for 5:30. That would give them plenty of time to have breakfast ready by 7. Breakfast was served as scheduled 7. After breakfast was finished, the bus was loaded, and the men were off to the job site. The men had packed their lunch ,along with 12 lunches for the 12 men from Tusculum Hills Baptist of Nashville. What a wonder these men had accomplished in the morning hours. As Jim says, “It was glory!” The building was almost insulated, the vent cap was being installed and the men were beginning to work on the walls.
Tuesday morning, the earlier risers still rose but God had given us such wonderful weather. After breakfast, it was to the job site and more 2 x 4s went up to start forming the rooms of the church. That night James Shackleford blessed us with devotions on Moses and the Israelites.
Wednesday, we all rose up to a wonderful day. The men would be tired in the evening but would wake up ready to go to work in the morning. The Bible tells that God is our strength and He has truly proven that to us this week. You can now tell where the classrooms, bathrooms, etc. are going to be located. Oh how wonderful when God loves us so much he makes sure every little detail comes to our mind. The men had to stop working a little early today because the team would be traveling an hour to New. Zion Church, which is located near Pulaski, for a meal and Wednesday night worship service. They must have thought they were feeding the multitude because it was unreal the amount of food the church had prepared for us. It was a wonderful time. .
The week is going by quickly and the church is really showing all the hard work everyone is putting into it. It is already Thursday. . We continue to be blessed by church members stopping by with food plus other local church members. Brace Baptist Church brought Thursday night’s supper and as all the others it was wonderful. Everyone has been so friendly and have touched us in so many ways. Our devotions were in Nehemiah about how God gave Nehemiah a plan for rebuilding Jerusalem just as God has given Liberty Hill a plan for rebuilding. God is surely with this rebuild and has great plans for Liberty Hill. The devotion was ended with the singing of Sweet Holy Spirit. Plans are being made by the team for the departing Saturday morning but God will surely be in this place as we return home. And another team will be arriving as always that is in the Lords plan.
A team of eighteen volunteers from the following churches of North East Tennessee;
New Fellowship Ministries Baptist, Church Hill,
Sullivan Baptist, Kingsport
Westview Baptist, Kingsport
First Baptist Surgoinsville,
Fort Robinson Baptist, Kingsport
First Baptist, Church Hill
First Baptist, Rogersville,
Pleasant Grove Baptist, Mountain City
met at 6:30 AM EST and with tools loaded on a trailer headed for Liberty Hill. Arrived between 1:00 and 2:00 PM CST. Jim Ramey, our leader, held a meeting to organize who would be taking on what task on Monday morning. He asked for volunteers to prepare the snacks and cold drinks each morning. Jim met with the three ladies on the team and asked if they would mind being in charge of the kitchen due to Joyce, the lady who has been doing the cooking, had to leave to go home for the death of her mother. The one thing you need to be on a trip like this is flexible. God always sends the right people and works out every detail before we even know what is going to be needed.
Monday morning, the schedule showed breakfast at 7 AM. The ladies had decided they would set their alarm clock for 5:30. That would give them plenty of time to have breakfast ready by 7. Breakfast was served as scheduled 7. After breakfast was finished, the bus was loaded, and the men were off to the job site. The men had packed their lunch ,along with 12 lunches for the 12 men from Tusculum Hills Baptist of Nashville. What a wonder these men had accomplished in the morning hours. As Jim says, “It was glory!” The building was almost insulated, the vent cap was being installed and the men were beginning to work on the walls.
Tuesday morning, the earlier risers still rose but God had given us such wonderful weather. After breakfast, it was to the job site and more 2 x 4s went up to start forming the rooms of the church. That night James Shackleford blessed us with devotions on Moses and the Israelites.
Wednesday, we all rose up to a wonderful day. The men would be tired in the evening but would wake up ready to go to work in the morning. The Bible tells that God is our strength and He has truly proven that to us this week. You can now tell where the classrooms, bathrooms, etc. are going to be located. Oh how wonderful when God loves us so much he makes sure every little detail comes to our mind. The men had to stop working a little early today because the team would be traveling an hour to New. Zion Church, which is located near Pulaski, for a meal and Wednesday night worship service. They must have thought they were feeding the multitude because it was unreal the amount of food the church had prepared for us. It was a wonderful time. .
The week is going by quickly and the church is really showing all the hard work everyone is putting into it. It is already Thursday. . We continue to be blessed by church members stopping by with food plus other local church members. Brace Baptist Church brought Thursday night’s supper and as all the others it was wonderful. Everyone has been so friendly and have touched us in so many ways. Our devotions were in Nehemiah about how God gave Nehemiah a plan for rebuilding Jerusalem just as God has given Liberty Hill a plan for rebuilding. God is surely with this rebuild and has great plans for Liberty Hill. The devotion was ended with the singing of Sweet Holy Spirit. Plans are being made by the team for the departing Saturday morning but God will surely be in this place as we return home. And another team will be arriving as always that is in the Lords plan.
