Volume XII Issue 5
May/ June 2009
One of the goals of our 40 Days of Community campaign is to gain a stronger appreciation for the power of community, what we are capable of as the body of Christ. To make this point, I would like to share with you the work log of our Buras team. It is an impressive list of achievements in such a short amount of time. What I also wish to impress upon you is that we all share in the work and accomplishments listed below, because we are a community. What one group or individual accomplishes, we all accomplish together. What more, together, are we capable of achieving? We are better together!
Pastor Keck Buras, Louisiana-April, 2009 Work Log As compiled by Darrell Knisley Friday April 17 Drove to Clinton, Mississippi and stayed at Brian Standley’s. Saturday April 18 Drove to Buras, LA and attended the 8th annual Buras Crawfish Boil-off. Monday April 20 Removed and capped off old sewer line where parish administration and bunkhouse trailers sat. Removed and capped water line for trailers. Removed electrical service pole and line for trailers. Removed eight hurricane hold-down anchors for the trailers. Cleaned up debris where trailer sat. Filled in around air conditioner units in three the south “Sunday school” rooms. Filled sewer line holes in cement floor in the three south rooms, first with insulation then with cement Removed stored items and cleaned two of the south rooms. Installed trim in the western-most south room. Caulked corners in the three south rooms. Installed electrical plug and switch plates in the three south rooms. Framed up 36-foot wall in front of church. Installed florescent light in central storeroom. Removed two single duplex electrical plugs and in stalled double duplex plugs so that a standard plug cover could be used. Installed 220-volt plug and outlet receptacle for hot water heater. Cleaned up and reorganized the shelves in the 30-foot storage container. Drove to Port Sulphur (35 mile round trip) and picked up ~300 feet of 2x4s, ~600 feet of 1x4s, 1x6s and 1x12s, and miscellaneous electrical supplies. Tuesday April 21 During our morning devotions and while praying for Dewey he called Chuck who thought his call was from a telemarketer and hung up. Dewey then called Stan & he was then able to join us during our time of devotions Continued on Picked up insulation, twenty sheets of Oriented Stranded particle Board (OSB), and page 2