Greetings from the Land of the Workers,
Today concluded a week filled to the brim with work. Putting on a tireless face, the roofing crew set off for another day of trials and tribulations. They departed at roughly 9ish in the morning, and didn’t return until around 8 this evening, spurring quite a bit of worrying amongst the painting/brush-removing crew. One of the biggest problems was the lack of communication between the two different work groups due to spotty cell phone coverage, particularly in the area where the roofing group was working.
The first, and busier, crew continued working on the house in need of roofing – today marking day 3 of the roofing repair. Today’s roofing crew consisted of Molly, Lauren, Eric, Ben, and Morgan, all of whom returned home dirty, hungry, and exhausted, but with a sense of accomplishment for finishing the roof. We’re all, painters as well as roofers, filled with glee at the accomplishment of this task, because despite the separation in the group between work sites, we all have felt the joys and pains associated with this task.
The other crew, originally a crew of painters, took a trip to another mission-oriented work site that also functions as dormitory for missioners, known as Grace House on the Mount. There, the ‘painters’ cleared various forms of debris, ranging from twigs and leaves to entire trees and logs, as well as performing maintenance on the path from the lodging to the outdoor chapel. This work was mostly completed, although there is yet work that could be still be done for improvement. Grace House inspired many of us as a future site to come on mission to, although our hearts will definitely remain here with the folk of Dungannon.
Overall the week was a success in many ways. Although we didn’t have quite as much time as we’d like to have had, we leave tomorrow morning with our hearts here, alongside the work that still needs to be completed to improve the lives of those here in Dungannon, Virginia.
With our hearts in our hands,
Nicholas, Noelle, and the Dungannon Mission Crew
