Swing of things

Introduction
Once again the group went to their respective job sites to complete. Our group was spread pretty thin, as we worked on seven people's houses today.

• Mr. LePre - Electrical work and installation of a dish washer
• Ms. Ruth - Set two doors
  
• Ms. Ruby - Set exterior door
  
• Ms. Coco and Tony - Laid tile
  
• Gene and Henryetta - Took out bathtub and vanity, installed door
  
• Mr. Shen - Scrapped out the mortar
  
• Ms. Paula - Tiling a bathroom, window wraps, set a door
  

Fortunately, people are working very hard down here. Unfortunately, we're so engaged that cameras stay in backpacks, and no photo's of our work are taken. So, no pictures of today. Here are a few from Monday:




Personal Reflection (Mitchell W. - Blog Author)
Today I was on "special assignment", away from my normal team to work on a different house along with one other person. We cleaned up the electrical and installed a washing machine. However, the most enjoyed part of the day was talking the man who was living in the house.
I had the pleasure to listen to Mr. Le'Pre, a small little man who had survived both the death of his wife and 11 feet of water in his house. We sat down and talked as much as we worked that day. At first I was disappointed, cause I had an itch to work and rebuild. But after listening to his stories, and his guitar performance, the time spent hanging around with Mr. Le'Pre seem to be just as important as fixing his light switches. Back at camp, people shared similar experiences, and it was noted that a major part of the job was to connect with the community.