Finally! Today was the day that we really got to work. Our "build site" is a house located in Glade Spring, a little bit outside of Abingdon, and is being built for a local single mother. Since the house is mostly framework at the moment, there's a lot to be done, but we gladly jumped into the project this morning!
We were told at the beginning of our trip that we would leave Abingdon with stories to tell, and it's already clear this is true! For example...
Rhonna found an "ancient artifact" while we were leveling the backyard, and Summer and Rachel won the battle against a stubborn tree trunk!
It was great to see was Catie use a pickaxe which is almost her size. But she used it well in bringing out tree stubs. She made us accept that size does not determine skill but helps our skill.
I was so pleased to use the small electric saw to cut trees, for while I did it my hand vibrated and looking at it reminded me of 'The Flash'. When the flash want to pass through a material (wall, block, etc) he vibrates himself so it was so good and filled me with joy and that made me excited to do more work.
After a day's work, we came back home after working on the landscaping and roofing of this house and went over to the church that is lodging us for dinner, then took a tour of the facility which is accommodating to many. We concluded our day with hanging out with each other and building a community.
-Michael Anubondem Awungnkeng Muanya
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