Today was a day of goodbyes and finalizing the project. In the morning we woke up and fended for ourselves in the kitchen. After a quick breakfast we had our final devotion time with Craig. He spoke about the breath of God and John 20 "valley of dried bones" and how God came down and put the holy spirit into the valley. He spoke about how the tough times everyone goes through can only be rejuvenated and saved through the breath that God puts upon us to take us out of these slumps. This discussion felt very relevant to me because everyone goes through these times and it taught me that the only way to come out of these slumps is by going to God and opening up your heart for him and let him take over.
After the devotion, we packed up our last sandwiches for the week and headed out as usual. We finished up putting the metal roof on, electrical, and putting in windows. A few of us put tarp on the one open side to protect it from weather. After a nice short day that ended at 2, we packed ALL the equipment in the trucks and on the van while saying our goodbyes to the family.
We got back to the house, everyone got cleaned up and we headed out to get pizza for dinner at the local pizza shop. After getting pizza, the cutest dog ever stood outside the shop while we gathered around, fed it ice cream and petted it. Unfortunately Aaron did not let us take it home with us despite much begging and pleading.
After dinner in War, we back to the house and had our discussion led by Aaron about how to preserve the feeling from the trip and apply it to real life. We talked about changes we are going to make in our everyday life and how to constantly strengthen our relationship with God. Following our discussion we got a head start on the packing and prepped our rooms for leaving. Most of the group finished the day with a massive hike to the top of the hill while getting partially lost and returning at 9:30.
All in all it was a great finish to a great week, that I will remember forever.
- Luke Looman
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