Body of Christ

We arrived at Southwest Community Church on Wednesday at noon and "the church team" was already working on fine tuning our newly acquired home. The floor had a weak spot in it so they decided to replace the old wood and lay down a linoleum floor.

The weather was changing and a storm front was fast moving toward us. Arnold, the RV team captain, suggested we empty the old RV and store our "stuff" in the church before the wet weather came. Lucy and I used muscles we didn't know we had and got everything inside just in time. Pastor Harold is so laid back. He took our invasion with a smile and a wonderful hearty laugh.

Since we were without a car, our friend Pat came over, and after helping us unload the RV, gathered up some of our clothes and whisked us off to her house. She lent us her car for the next few days so we could run errands (check mail, buy meds, register the vehicle etc).

Bob Leavitt had built an "office" for us in the '77 and I mentioned that it really worked well so Engineer Arnold (he really is an engineer) suggested we try to disassemble it and install it in the "94. So I did my best to unscrew and unbolt so the big guys could come in and lift it out.

Arnold, Pastor Harold, Bill Russell and his son Mike worked like crazy to remove this, put in that, tear out and upgrade. There is no doubt in our minds that these guys were, and still are as we speak, working "unto the Lord." One night Mike and Arnold stayed til about 2:30am putting in the linoleum and they laid it as one piece! There are no seams!

Now while the men were working so were the women. Bill's wife Cheryl took the curtains and cleaned and pressed them. She and Lucy washed down the walls and God only knows what else Cheryl has been in to. Jacque took Lucy out to get some sheets and towels (our bed is a different size in this unit) and was so generous, Lucy cried when she told me about her day.

The weather really took a turn. It got cold and it looked like it could snow at any minute! Jeanne, a Thursday night prayer partner, went home and made a bunch of sandwiches and a big crock pot of potato soup. It was appreciated by all! (Pastor Harold to the left; Mike & Arnold below) Good job, Jeanne!