Day 4 | Adison Garavaglia

Our fourth day here in Rockport, Texas has been much the same as the rest of this week, as I have been working at the same house. Although, today we migrated from painting mostly walls and some doors to painting strictly doors. It’s tedious work, but every stroke we paint says something about our work and the faith behind it, so we paint on! A lot of the trim has gone up, and the house is looking really nice. We are supposed to be working on much of the same things tomorrow with, hopefully, a little flooring mixed in. It was another good day filled with fellowship, and I can’t wait for another good day of work for the Lord tomorrow. I’m sure it will be just as blessed.

Day 3 | Adison Garavaglia

As the week continues, I continue to be amazed at all the smiles on my fellow volunteers’ faces as we work in the Texas heat. They remain constant even in the 109 degrees Fahrenheit weather. We have been at the same house for the past three days, doing, for the most part, the same work, yet the smiles are still there. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the others on my crew and learning from those more experienced than I. While scrubbing paint out of my hair is a hassle, I wouldn’t trade the past few days for anything, and I hope that we can continue to do good in the name of the Lord.

Day 2 | Adison Garavaglia

I spent the day at the job site we started at yesterday, and although we did not have the help of a second crew, as we did yesterday, we still got a lot done. All of the bedrooms have at least a two coats of paint, the kitchen cabinets are up, some of the doors have been installed, and the bathrooms are starting to be set up. The house owner is also going to be receiving some squeaky clean stairs after one of us fell while painting and paint was spilled out an open window onto the stairs. We scrubbed and scrubbed until the stairs were as clean as we could get them. During the scrubbing, I learned a little more about some of my fellow church members and really enjoyed the time I spent with them. The Lord definitely blessed us with another good day of work and more wonderfully paint-stained hands.

Day 1 | Adison Garavaglia

After two long days of traveling, we finally made it to Rockport, Texas! It was a long trip, but the company made it all worth it. Today, we worked on a house along the beach, painting and putting up cabinets. I was taught a new way to use a roller to paint a wall and possibly got a little loopy on paint fumes, but it was a fun day. Many good conversations were had, and I learned a little more about the others I was working with. There’s something about looking out at the ocean view from a beach house, covered in paint and surrounded by good people, that made my first day working on a Samaritan’s Purse trip even better and more satisfying.