"The Gathering"

"The Gathering"
Will Ms. Watson's Porch hold up these Lymateers?

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Lymahatchie has begun!

Today is the official kickoff of our first Lymahatchie! We met at the church, went over the rules for the week and were off to see our worksite for the week. Ms. Watson's home is in need of some serious repairs and we are surely up for the task.
Then, it was off to the Carlisle's for some swimming and eating! We had two great grill masters - who can cook some serious hamburgers / cheeseburgers and hotdogs (without making the black on the outside)! We also had some wonderful homemade chilli and baked beans - courtesy of Ms. Jerry - and some very good homemade peanut brittle - thank you Ms. Judith! :)
The youth had fun swimming and fishing in the lake. They also had fun just sitting around and relaxing in the hammock. I hope they got their fill of relaxation - because it is off to work first thing in the morning!

Until tommorrow - Good Night

A Before Shot!

A Before Shot!
A before shot of Ms. Watson's back of house!

The After Shot!

The After Shot!

A new roof is a must, there are lots of leaks

A new roof is a must, there are lots of leaks

Old Roof vs. New Roof

Old Roof vs. New Roof

We got to fix that fast!!!

We got to fix that fast!!!

Foot Washing with Ida Mae

Foot Washing with Ida Mae

Frank "the grill master" made some awesome burgers!

Frank "the grill master" made some awesome burgers!

Chuck...doing burgers military style!!!

Chuck...doing  burgers military style!!!

Aaron is Gone Fishin'

Aaron is Gone Fishin'

Some big fun at the Carlisle's!

Some big fun at the Carlisle's!

Glamor shot of Kelly

Glamor shot of Kelly

Matthew....... contemplating life!

Matthew....... contemplating life!

Pool Party Time!!! Cowabungaa!!!!

Pool Party Time!!!  Cowabungaa!!!!

Guys doing a Matrix Photo!

Guys doing a Matrix Photo!

SMILE! You're on candid camera!

SMILE!  You're on candid camera!

Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil!

Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil!
3 peas in a pod!

Kimbo...AKA-Rambo!!!!

Kimbo...AKA-Rambo!!!!

Justin with a big load!!!!

Justin with a big load!!!!

Tate ....good job on the painting!!!

Tate ....good job on the painting!!!

Ralph is making sure everything is precise!!!!

Ralph is making sure everything is precise!!!!

Matthew....stop painting yourself, paint the wall !!!!!

Matthew....stop painting yourself, paint the wall !!!!!

Erica.....look at those muscles move as she is building the rail!

Erica.....look at those muscles move as she is building the rail!

Kimbo....watch out for the EDGE!

Kimbo....watch out for the EDGE!

Meal Time at Firehouse Subs!!!

Meal Time at Firehouse Subs!!!

What a nice, finished project!!!

What a nice, finished project!!!

On Retreat to Lake Lure after Lymahatchie

On Retreat to Lake Lure after Lymahatchie
Our favorite pose

Squeezed in a hut

Squeezed in a hut

Rambo pulling the rocks off the mountain

Rambo pulling the rocks off the mountain

We like to do this pose alot

We like to do this pose alot

Let's hold hands

Let's hold hands

Matthew using his mind reading powers on retreat

Matthew using his mind reading powers on retreat

Matt is already getting in the water

Matt is already getting in the water

Wow! How beautiful is that?!

Wow! How beautiful is that?!

Casey and the kitty

Casey and the kitty

Bye for now

Bye for now

Group Bathing

Group Bathing
just like elephants

We travel in pods all the time

We travel in pods all the time

JC the missing 102nd dalmation

JC the missing 102nd dalmation

After we washed off in the river

After we washed off in the river

We got skunked!!

We got skunked!!

Kimbo relives Virginia Creeper experiences

Kimbo relives Virginia Creeper experiences
on our way back to church after Pizza Inn

cool hat matthew

cool hat matthew
cool hat matthew

chillin at the Christmas party

chillin at the Christmas party

Melanie is Santa's little helper

Melanie is Santa's little helper

Katie, Wil, Jayme, and Jackson

Katie, Wil, Jayme, and Jackson

Chinese Christmas Party

Chinese Christmas Party

Still wide awake at 1 and 2 in the morning

Still wide awake at 1 and 2 in the morning

The Pogo Hoppers

The Pogo Hoppers

The Moore Family

The Moore Family

The gathering

The gathering

Adjusting to the cold water

Adjusting to the cold water

Splashing Around

Splashing Around

Tia freaks out about something

Tia freaks out about something
let's all go see what it is

Candid U2 shot

Candid U2 shot

June 7th-11th

Lymahatchie 2009


Hey everyone! This was our 2nd Lymahatchie and I am pleased to tell you that everything went smoothly and all the kids did a great job of doing their part of the work and getting everything completed on time. The youth did so well that we were actually finished the houses ahead of schedule!

The two houses we worked needed our help, whether it was physically attention or spiritual encouragement. The Roofas worked on Mrs. Rhonda's roof while a few handy men in the church worked on her bathroom floor that was about to fall through!
The other house belongs to Sandy and Wayne, who really needed a handicap ramp on the steps to make it easier to Wayne to get out of the house. Both the porches were pressure washed and repainted, the house was also pressure washed. The roof of the house was covered in cool seel so that there would not be any leaks. We also laid sod between the stones we laid down to work as a path so Wayne's chair could more easily glide across his yard. We laid mulch down around the big front island in front of the house and the flower beds up against the house. It took several loads of mulch to cover everything but that wasn't a problem for our youth group.

Thanks to all of those who helped us out by supplying lunches and dinners and coming on the two different sites to give the youth a helping hand. Thanks also to the SNACK WAGON folks who came by in the hot afternoons to replenish the energy of out hard working youth and other members of the church who were there to help.

I would also like to thank Shawn Harter and Kimbo Bridges for leading the youth and guiding them to do what needed to be done. We would also like to thank Mrs. Rhonda and Sandy and Wayne for letting us work on their homes for them. And last but certainly not least I would like to thank God for working His powers and leading us to the ones who needed us the most this year during Lymahatchie!

Good job LUMC Youth! Job well done. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us to do next year!

Go Jesus!
Jeno :)

the yard

the yard
Before

THE RAMP!!!

THE RAMP!!!

the youth

the youth
amazed at andrew's super awesome pick skills

The mulchers got promoted to stone layers

The mulchers got promoted to stone layers
and very excited about it too

Shawn taking a break

Shawn taking a break
one of many needed during the hot afternoons

Wayne is loving his new ramp

Wayne is loving his new ramp
he has been trying it out since they finished putting it in

Roofas!!

Roofas!!
almost done with the roof

The yard

The yard
After

The path and ramp

The path and ramp