*ocean water in the Gulf is really warm
*i get really sweaty in the Texas humidity and heat
*a simple prayer can have a huge impact on someone
*you can get stung by jelly fish by just swimming in the ocean
*i learned how to drywall
*PEZ can make people go crazy :)
*AC is sent from heaven
*hurricane Ike was the 3rd most destructive hurricane in the U.S. history, following Andrew and Katrina
*the HS in Galveston has a jail and daycare in the school... crazy
*hard work, like drywalling doesn't exactly show changes in the house, but it's just as necessary to get the house completed
*i love helping, playing and talking with kids, especially cute little black kids
*boogie boards are awesome
*Galveston needs prayer
We had a really wonderful week working in Galveston. Hard to get past to the heat, but at least it didn't slow us down at all. We spent our days working on houses. I drywalled the entire week while others helped finish a roof and cleaned up the yard.
We did bible clubs in the afternoon at a park. Kids around ages 4-13 joined us for games, snacks, and a bible lesson. My friend Whitney and I got to lead the bible lesson one day. It was a cool experience. We taught the kids the story of Daniel and how he continued to follow God even though he was thrown in a lions den. The kids were so cute. I asked them what they thought happened when Daniel was punished for not obeying the king and one kid replied, "He had to go to church?"
The kids were so accepting of us. It was fairly obvious how these kids yearned for attention from us, where as they might not be getting it anywhere else.
One of my favorite things about the trip was going on prayer walks. I've never done this before, so it was a new thing for me. Our group would split up into 2 groups and walk around the neighborhood and lift up the area in prayer, for salvation, for the people's homes, for safety of the town, and pretty much whatever God led us to pray for. One lady, Mrs. Scott was taking out her trash when we walked by her driveway. We started up a conversation and ended up praying for her. She was so extremely blessed that we prayed with her. She told us, " You don't know how much I needed it. Thank you guys so much. I'm going to go call my son right now and tell him I got prayer on my driveway. On my driveway!" I am so glad we could be used by God to touch her life. Definitely one of my highlights of the trip.
Another really cool thing we did on this trip was "Drive by prayer." We gave free meals to people driving or walking by and then would ask if we could pray with them. I know a lot of people were thankful not only for the food, but also for the prayers. While we were ministering to the people there, someone noticed a piece of a rainbow directly above us. I got goosebumps. It was almost like God's sign to us.
All in all, a very good, yet challenging trip. I wasn't expecting the intensity of the heat, but also wasn't expecting the difference connections I made while working in Galveston. Thanks for all your prayers and remembering our team while we were working!
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