Finally made it to Memphis on Thursday! It was a long day in the car for me... i cant handle longer than 6 hours at a time so 9.5 was a lot! We had great conversations so that made the time go by much faster. We did see some of the water that flooded from the terrible storms. That blew my mind away to see water that did not belong there. Thankfully a lot of the water has receded but people have lost houses. We are staying in a nice Church and we have a whole upstairs area. We have been able to explore a bit and really get ready for the teams to come. Yesterday we got to see our worksite, let me just say that I am so pumped for what is going to happen this summer. The lady who's house we are working on is amazing! She is a school teacher who is moving into a poorer neighborhood to build community with those around her. I cannot wait to get to know her better, because she is doing what I would love to do one day! Today we went food shopping. I have a new found respect for people who have to buy food for more than 5 people. Shopping for 25 is not an easy task! Also, putting all the food away is not easy either.
We have everything ready now for our first team to get here, which is soon!!!!! Needless to say i'm very excited. Keep us in your prayers as we begin pouring into students and really building relationships. Pray for strength and boldness to make it through the day. I know God is doing great things and I cannot wait to share those things with everyone else.
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