Day 3 Open doors.

The coffee was great this morning and so were the pancakes. A couple of students were up early this morning seeking the Lord and reading their bibles. Thats is always a blessing to see. We hit the road and headed straight to the job site's so we got there a little earlier. Jerry Wayne got the whole group fired up in the van with a little Hardcore christian music, always a wonderful choice a 8am :). Team 1 Headed straight in the house and started working. They have finished most of the large drywall areas so today was a little more tedious. Kayla and Katie were busy on the mud and the tape as the rest of the crew was hanging drywall.
At house number two we were waiting for the owner John to get there in the morning to open up the house and we started to pray together. It was great timing because that is when John pulled up in his car. Not that it was a huge deal but I really thought it was good that he was there. He ended up staying with us to work the entire day, it was great, we really got a chance to build a relationship with him today.
OK so funny story of the day. At one point the girls down stairs ( Jenna, Hannah, Ciera, and Rachael) were listening to classical music. John had asked Tony to help him hang some dry wall. All of a sudden Tony says, "I cant stand this music and more I need some Rap." John started busting out laughing so hard, it was awesome. From that moment on Tony's new name, given to him by John, is RAPPER. You doing OK Rapper. Hey Rapper come help me out with this wall. I love nick names.... Rapper
All joking aside it was a great tool to help us build a relationship with him. Toward the late after noon John stopped the ice Cream truck and got us all ice cream. Its just great, I mean John is a hard man, and lives in a hard community but these students are opening doors.
At one point there was a plumber (sean), neighbor (Ronny) that we had a chance to share Christ with. Sean said that he was working with a pastor but were still going to pray for him, not sure if he is saved. He will be there tomorrow. Ronny was a short man with tattoos all over his are and a couple on his face. He was sitting outside his house watching his kids play on bikes and run around. He appreciated that Life/death tracks that we gave him and he said that he would pass them out to his friends. He also said that he would stop by to say hello. Lets pray that the door opens for that.
Both team worked really hard again. It only day 3 but everybody was crash out in the van on the way back to the church. Team 1 is almost completely finished with there house and it looks amazing. Hopefully they will be done tomorrow and we can all team up to help out at Johns house. The owner of the first house Stephie is suppose to stop by in the morning. This could be the only time we get to see her, so we will be giving her a bible tomorrow and telling her we love her.
Back at the church we at some dinner, an awesome roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, roles and dessert. Today is my wonderful wife's Birthday and the serving team had baked here a cake and also got her a gift. It was like a cross make out of Iron, its beautiful. The are really special and have taken a person interest in our group.
After dinner they pulled me of to the side to ask me about our youth because they were so taken back. They said they had never seen a group like ours. That was really encouraging.
We had a little free time and then met again for some share time. We had a lot to pray for tonight and that spirit in the room was great. We looked at the passage Matthew 25:34-40. Worshiping God is not just about prayer or reading your bible or coming to church. Worship everyday life of feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, visiting the sick, and more. The challenge is to live this life not just when your on a mission trip but every day. One student was really burden for her family and really just want to tell them about Jesus. She said she loves them so much and was just burden. Another was crying in the hall afterward because she was overwhelmed with the love she felt this week. She shared with me later and just really moved in here heart. Its funny we come down here to minister to the people of New Orleans and end up ministering to each other.
Some of the crew headed to bed early and a couple are not feel to good. Please pray for my wife Jenna and Jill they are both not feel too good.
We will have a chance on Friday to get together with Mr. Chris and Margery ( one of the families we worked with last year. I talk to him on the phone and he said he want to cook for everybody.
Pray please pray. Pray for Salvation. God has opened a lot of door into lives. Please pray that we can lead the to Jesus.