Day 2 Build

Today's tasks were much like yesterday's. We got 2 entire sides of the house sided! We should finish up the rest of the house by the end of the week. After we're done with the 13th house we'll begin working on the 14th house right next door. Lunch was served by the Bobby Thompson Sunday School class from Severns Valley Church. We ate chicken dumpling soup and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Of course we also had delicious desserts; lemon cake and chocolate cake! Once the workday was over we went to the same church to shower, then ate dinner at Warm Blessings soup kitchen. It broke my heart to see all the people who can't afford to buy themselves or their families a meal. There were several homeless people and some looked very sick. The soup kitchen has busses that they bring in for meals everyday and those who ride along are able to eat their meals there. It truly makes you more grateful for the life you've been blessed with. Doing these builds and helping others is my way of being thankful for what I have and giving back to others who don't have as much. That experience at the soup kitchen has been really eye opening for me and made me love being part of this organization even more. The night after dinner was pretty tame. We toured the city for a bit and attempted to go into Fort Knox, but it was closed. We decided to get ice cream instead. Now we're all sitting around in our room at the community center about to play card games. It should be a relaxing night, but I'm ready to get back to work tomorrow!