Luke and Ben have been interested in participating in a mission trip for some time. It was a huge blessing that they were able to go and serve alongside Jeff. It is a blessing to be a parent who teaches their children about God's love for people, and then gets to watch as their children act it out! It was very moving to watch how much it impacted younger siblings as well. The younger ones prayed every day for the team, and loved hearing about the stories and answered prayers when they returned home.
Early morning send off!!
Ben on the Kentucky/Virginia line!
Jeff helped the team with several construction projects. The team was able to pour concrete, replace doors, and even help one family fix some leaking windows. One huge answer to prayer involved a local man with a backhoe. The way the construction project was set up the team was a bit worried about how long it would take to wheelbarrow in all the concrete. A local man "just happened" to drive by with a backhoe and agreed to help them, cutting down the project time exponentially! Of course we know that was God at work, not coincidence!
Luke and Ben loved helping out with the construction projects when they were not involved with other areas of service.
The team also did a backyard Bible club for local kids.
Luke and Ben were a big hit with all the kids! They also participated in visiting widows and were loved there too!
Jeff and Luke helped serve Jesus by mucking out some horse stables and caring for horses. The local ministry there has stables that they use to reach out to the community. Luke was in his element of course!
Black Mountain is the highest point in Kentucky!
Virginia/Kentucky line, on the way home!
