North Dakota Team...

They came, they saw, they conquered! Victory Lutheran Church of Jamestown, ND came with another team this year, thanks to Gary who wanted to bring them back! It was nice to see some familiar faces and a blessing to get to know so many others! Here's the crew, with the addition of our friend and summer foreman, Joe, along with Andrew who has been a willing helper this week...and of course, the ever-faithful dog Sophie who guarded them slept while they worked.


















Serena, Jennifer, and Eunice painted themselves right out of a job! I wish you could all stand in this building to get a genuine perspective of how much work this really all is...certainly not for the faint of heart!















Drumroll, please...the plumbing is in! Which also means that the rooms on the north side of the building could all be drywalled. And, there are heat registers around the building! The final touch, which Gary just couldn't let go (bless his heart) was to fix a rusty patch of roofing, which he replaced right before dinner on their last day.















Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this week was watching the ceiling go up before our very eyes. If you click on this picture, it will enlarge for you...the chronology of insulating and cutting blue board and nailing it up...it's simply BEAUTIFUL.













If we were getting excited about nearing completion before, we're more so now! Thank you, North Dakota team, for the blessing that you have been!