SO, it's Monday of week 2! We have 80 volunteers/11 crews here from two different churches in Maryland, and right off the bat I had a great feeling about these guys. They came prepared with copious mounts of snackage and water, and even gave us all our own boxes of our favorite candy!(they called and checked what it was beforehand, now that's some initiative right there) While some people are definitely new, we have a lot of GL's who you can tell that this ain't their first rodeo. For instance, I'm in charge of a pretty big roofing project and was a little nervous about the skill level of the volunteers being put on it for the week. My prayers must have been answered because as it turns out, John, one of the GL's on the site (it's double-crewed), has been working on roofs on ASP for over ten years! It's really great to be able to come back to the center in the afternoon and feel confident that the crew did their job well and correctly. He's also been chipping in a lot of great ideas because this roof isn't exactly typical (it has two separate gables with a valley in the middle where it essentially allows the water to pool, and has a shed roof in the back on an addition), so I've really loved working with that crew so far. All of the crews for that matter have been great!
It's especially convenient that we've been dealt this group of great volunteers because today a bulk order from our hardware store was supposed to arrive at 10am with most of their materials for the day.... Needless to say it didn't show up until 12:30, and with the extensive thunderstorming and other complications, none of the materials got out to the sites today. Luckily all of these guys are great and understand for the most part, but we really are super thankful that they're all flexible and understanding that sometimes things just happen.
I've been talking to my dad and I think he's coming to visit me week 6 with a few men from my church... YEEEAAA BUDDY!
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