Hello everyone. I'm sure you are jealous of the 95 degree weather with 100% humidity! It's not that bad. Well I think I'm the first one from my group to be on this so I will catch you up on our project. Dominic, Keith and myself have been reframing a house that has extensive termite damage. This required me to use my superwoman powers to lift the roof in order to fix the header boards on the top of the frame. Just kidding we used jacks but I could if I wanted to. The first day we had 7 people on the job and Dominic and Keith did the man work while the rest of us took all the wiring out. But yesterday and today our group got sized down to 3 because if the roof came down off of the jacks they only wanted a few people to get hurt and they picked me! Don't worry mom Dominic made me stand outside. Everything went fine and we decided the damage was so bad we had to cut a hole in the side of the house and start over. It seemed like a huge job but we actually finished today. When we finished, we started on the bedroom of the house and found a colony of termites cohabiting with their friends the ants and cockroaches. It was wonderful! The wood was eaten down so much that it took us awhile to figure out it wasn't dirt. But, we have high hopes of finishing the framing by Friday afternoon. On a less buggy note, tonight we went to Preservation Hall, which is a jazz club in the French Quarter. It was amazing! Even those who don't really like jazz had a good time. Your prayers seem to be working because we are getting so much done and there have been no injuries. However, Connie is sick so please keep her in your prayers. Well I am off to bed so I can lay there and listen to people snore but we wont name any names(Jason!). TTFN(That's Tigger talk for Ta Ta For Now for those of you who dont live in a daycare.)
P.S. Today it was Dominic who got asked his number from a man in a gas station :)
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Sorry to hear you are sick Connie, praying for you.
Danielle - WOW very proud of you with the whole bug thing. God must really be there with you.
Asbury you are doing a fantasic job doing God's work. Thoughts and prayers are with you!! Be Safe
Barb R
Good Morning Missionaries!
When you were little did you ever think someone would call you that?
We are glad to hear the work is going well!You are making a difference! Remember the story about the guy throwing the starfish back in the ocean that had washed ashore. Someone asked him why he was doing it. The job was huge and he couldn't possibly make a difference? Did he really feel like what he was doing mattered? As he threw another one back, he replied " it matters to that one!!! What you are doing matters to people you are helping. Keep up the good work. Support and encourage each other! We love you guys and we are so proud of each and every one of you!
The Remillard's
Hi Danielle,
I think Barb has you confused with Jenna and I. You were always the little girl hauling the bugs and worms around. You tortured the poor things by making them your pets and naming them. The only thing you have ever been afraid of were humans!! And occasionally hard work! It sounds like that is not the case there! I am glad they are letting you work there. We remember how mad you were in Panama when they wanted you to do women's work! (Dom, thanks for watching out for her. Sometimes her superpowers get her in to trouble! We were glad to hear you are making friends down there, but don't be giving out your number!!)
Danielle, how are you doing in the humidity? What is going on with Connie? Tell her that maybe her and Jim should stick to the North part of the country, the south doesn't seem to agree with them!
Thanks for the update, we all look forward to them. Tell Jason this is one of the best ideas he has had!! Maybe we'll keep him! Hug your sister and the guys for me and have a safe and satisfing day. We are praying for all of you. TTFN, Love the momma!
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