Day 8 | Wendy Summers

110 degrees and no shade! But our crew working on a floor for a house did their work without complaint and with cheerful hearts, ‘as unto the Lord’. It was a joy for me to work with them! A few of us learned to make Indian Tacos this evening. Kenny’s sister taught us. Of course, she does not need a recipe. That was so much fun and ‘many hands make lite work’. The tacos were delicious, but I would not make them too often…think funnel cake without the sugar. I think if there are many leftovers, Bill has plans for breakfast… Yellowstone was amazing, beyond words! And I am sure my photos will not do it justice. So our mission trip has been all about people, and all about God’s absolutely breath taking creation. I am truly thankful for the opportunity to serve!

Day 5 | Wendy Summers

I am kinda brain dead at the moment…Today was a long day FULL of work! The house we began painting is owned by Colleen. She bought the house at auction in the fall of 2016. She had hoped to move in with her sick, elderly mom, but before she was able to, her mom passed away. This made it very difficult for her to move into the house…until she was evicted and had no choice. When she did finally move in, her daughter and five grandchildren moved in with her. She misses her mom terribly so please pray for her. And I found my new favorite drink at Taco Johns. It’s called Prickly Pear Sparkling Lemonade. YUMMY!!!! Thank you Lord for both the big and the small things!!!!

Day 4 | Wendy Summers

Since we did not blog yesterday I thought I would share about all the squeals that were coming out of the shower house last night. We had NO hot water! It was funny to hear others…not so much fun to experience it myself! As for today, the service at church was wonderful. And all the folks we met were warm, friendly, and welcoming. I did not get to go to the dam in the afternoon. We took a crew to Walmart to get supplies. So imagine my surprise when I returned to the camp and was informed that Paul had finally conquered his fear of heights! Apparently Bill convinced him to jump off a 50ft cliff! Needless to say, Bill cooked up the whole thing. My response in seeing Paul all in one piece and fine…great, did you have fun? I do not think that was the response they were expecting!