Week 4/Week 5 Staten Island, NY and Western PA

This blog post will be a mega blog post.  I was unable to complete the blog last week because I did not have a wifi connection.  So now this week as I sit in Maryland with a wifi connection I am going to complete the last two weeks and instead of posting to times I am going to make it a mega post.

As we left two weeks ago to head to Staten Island, New York I really had no idea what was in store as we headed to work with Reach Global.  First of all before I forget to mention our transportation was provided by the Keen family.  Scott and Amy Keen allowed us to borrow the Keenmobile, as it was affectionately referred too.  Translation, there van.  So we drove to Staten Island, New York and had a great three days of working on houses that had been destroyed and damaged due to Hurricane Sandy.
Below are a few pictures of the work that we did during our time with Reach Global.

Driving to the job site of Day one.

We arrived at the job site ready to work.

A ladder by the shed that we helped construct.

Jonathan tying his shoe

Kathryn mudding the walls

Measuring Garrett apparently?

Taking a photo opportunity

Cameron in the basement cleaning

Preparing to move a tree

The team at the second work site

Walking through Central Park witnessing as we walked on Friday

waiting for Rob at the dumpster.

The group was split into two different locations while at Staten Island and some of the pictures are of the second group.   I do not know exactly what each of those pictures are of because I was not at that location but, I will do my best to comment and give you a good idea what the teens where doing at the second work site.

Cleaning out a basement of George's house

Christian holding old boards.

Lunchtime or breaktime

Moving the tree!

 Max in the basement

On Thursday in Staten Island we had an opportunity to go and help a church on the North side of the Island with there VBS program.  It was nice to get to get the Sketchboard out and paint again on paper instead of on trim.  Athough, God used the labor we did to teach me about the other gifts that can be used in service to the Lord.

   

           
                                                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                  Preaching a message to the children at the VBS

                         

                                                                                      The team after our dinner with the families we served! 

Week 4 was a great experience to have and we learned a lot about reaching people that are effected by a disaster.

Week 5 in Pennsylvania was great!
We started out the week with a kids club which turned out to be great by the third day.  God brought more children out to the third and last day of the club than I had ever had in this location at Willowbrook Trailer park.  Then we went to Pittsburgh on Thursday and State College on Friday for adult one to one ministry and blacklight ministry.

Sarah painting the hangman puzzle 

Katie and Kathryn doing there skit. 

The puppets and there skit.  The kids loved the puppets 

The kids waiting for snack 

A group picture of all the attendees with the teens. 

Counseling on the streets of Pittsburgh

Sarah painting up the hangman puzzle for the kids club.

More counseling in State College

Cameron preparing his sketch 

preaching in Pittsburgh 

 Skit at Kids club

Skit at Kids club 

Now as we prepare to go to Ocean City I am praying that the experience and practice of the last 5 weeks will really come together and that the gospel will be shared clearly and many will turn from sin and trust in Christ.  We have some of the biggest and best crowds of the summer in Ocean City so please continue to keep us in your prayers.