"God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called"

Hey Ya'll!
This week has been amazing. God's power and presence has been so evident. This morning we had our group debriefing - where we discussed our experiences, expectations, well just everything!! We were placed in three different groups and three different work sites. It was just so encouraging to hear everyone's stories and memories.

Josh Saludez says "as it rains almost everyday we realize God's power when we look into the skies and watch the large bolts of lightning and listen to the
thunder...ALL AROUND US! We also got to see clouds circling above us, and of course i was noot scared....(AHHHHHHH!!!)."

That is one new ASPECT...the weather! Last week it was hot, sunny, humid, and just plain muggy! However, since then it has been rather rainy - it's stormed almost everyday - and it hasn't been as hot for some odd reason.

'ello :] this is tina uyeno. life in New Orleans is pretty darn gnarly :] its one thing to be in a hot sticky car. but its another to be in a hot sticky car with your fellow brothers and sisters :] it definitely makes life here easier if you can all suffer as the body of Christ and laugh about it :] thats all.

ASPECT #2: Car rides
- a time to sleep - and a time to stay awake
- a time to sing - and a time to talk
- a time to laugh - and a time to cry...
well maybe not all that, but from what I've heard and experienced car rides have been great opportunities for team bonding.

Hey this is Janice! Some of us went on a swamp tour. We saw alligators, egrets, ducks and turtles. To get the alligators to come to us, they fed them marshmallows!

This is alisa!!! Ditto! The "Cajun Encounter" was really cool and the swamp was beautiful!
Today was our last day at our work site and I was so sad to leave! Its amazing to see how many people in the "hood" we've met and how much we accomplished in Miss Pat's house by the grace of God :)

ASPECT 3: the work site -
Two groups were given assignments to do dry walling - which meant cutting, placing, and screwing them to the frames of the house. And one group, my group, did painting. We all got to learn new skills and meet new people. I know that God revealed Himself in a new way to each of us!

Okiedokie, well it is almost dinner time and I just wanted to close with a passage that God has placed on my heart. 1 Corinthians 1:27-29; just to summarize it talks about how God choses the weak things of the world to shame the strong. I see so much truth from those verses - it is basically our team - we don't have the most experience nor strengths in the area of house repair but we are God's chosen and His servants to bring glory and honor to His name!