Friday was day four on the worksites for us here in Ringgold, Georgia (and Apison, Tennessee).  We were split up into two teams.  Steve and Ethan worked with a 69 year old man putting up trusses, while the rest of us went to another location to help with framing. One of the big problems after the tornado was looting.  One of the houses that we worked at is owned by a man named Dale.  He also owned a pharmacy in town.  Both his business and his home were destroyed by the tornado.  Then to add insult to injury, he...

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Yesterday was such a busy day that I was not able to blog about it.  The day began yesterday with finishing installing insulation at another work site.  So far we our team has worked on 4 job sites and tomorrow will be number 5.  This hopefully give more of an indication of the scope of work there is yet to do.  After we were done with insulting, we moved back to our original job site, moving logs, while one team member (Steve H.) built a temporary electrical service.  Yesterday was very hot.  The heat index was 105, and we...

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Today was the first day on the job site in Ringgold, Georgia.  You may recall in April of this year, a tornado outbreak devastated portions of the US southeast.  As a result many people lost their homes, while some even lost their lives.  Because of this great need, our church New Hope Presbyterian Church has sent us as a relief team to help people rebuild their homes and lives.  We arrived yesterday from Green Bay, WI and are working with Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Dalton GA.  Today was our first day on a job site, and we were...

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