It rained today...

Thank you, Lord...

"I know the greatness of the Lord—
that our Lord is greater than any other god.

The Lord does whatever pleases him
throughout all heaven and earth,
and on the seas and in their depths.

He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses."

(Psalm 135:5-7 NLT)

Break Time!!!

They're Baaack!!!

Burrito and the team arrived back at our church at 6:15 this evening. Everyone is happy but tired. That hasn't slowed Burrito's mouth down any - he's been talking non-stop and we're enjoying hearing about his week in Alabama.

And, I'm thinking we're all going to sleep so well tonight!

Thank you, again, for praying for Burrito and the team. After he settles back into the real world, I'll have him share some of his week with you.

Good night!

World Changers: Final Work Day

Thank you to all of you who have been praying for Burrito and the team this week as they have worked and ministered in Birmingham.

The end is in sight... today is their last work day! They will work throughout the day to complete all projects. Then, they plan to clean up, pack up, have dinner and hit the road for the first leg of their trip home. They will be staying at the same church in Mississippi that hosted their overnight stop on the trip to Alabama. Saturday will be the long driving day as they complete their trip. Hopefully, they'll be home in time to have a late dinner with their families.

I'll continue to update the Twitter messages on my sidebar as I receive them.

World Changers: Work Day #2

For someone who just two weeks ago was scoffing at the need for texting...

(And we won't even discuss my derogatory comments about all those Twitter-crazed people...)

I have to confess that my cell phone is staying close to me these last few days. Today, the phone stayed very quiet. All. Day. Long. (Okay, not all day - I did finally receive the first of two text messages at dinner time tonight.)

The mom in me just kept muttering the mantra, "No news is good news. No text is good news"

And it was! Our kids are hard at work in Birmingham and finding lots of opportunities to share their skills along with Christ's love.

Tomorrow afternoon was to have included some downtime for our students. They have fun and educational activities planned for them including a tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Because rain is forecast for later in the week, they will postpone their afternoon break until Thursday and will work through tomorrow.

Thank you to all of you who have sent E-Couragrams to Burrito. Your note is somewhere on the walls pictured in this photo - just waiting to be picked up and read. If you'd still like to send one (or another one!), the E-Couragrams can be sent through Thursday evening by clicking on this link: Birmingham, AL E-Couragram!

World Changers: Work Day #1

This is the entire Birmingham team. The team is comprised of 310 participants from twelve churches, coming from eight different states including Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida and Mississippi. The participants are divided into 31 crews consisting of 10-14 people. These 31 crews will be working on 26 houses this week throughout the Birmingham area.

Can you see Burrito? No?? That's okay, even these mother's eyes can't find him.

The last I heard, they were experiencing a rain delay. Hopefully, that didn't last beyond this morning and they are hard at work this afternoon. (Update: They made it to their worksites at 9:30 AM and the rain held off all day!)

If you'd like, you can still send Burrito a note of encouragement using this link: Birmingham, AL E-Couragram! The E-Couragrams will be open through Thursday.

I'll post more of their Twitter updates on my sidebar as I receive them. Thank you for your prayers!

Wait A Minute, Mr. Postman...

Want to send Burrito a note of encouragement? Follow the directions in the Twitter message on my side bar or follow this link: Birmingham, AL E-Couragram!