“I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.” Tracy Chapman

Yet another hot and steamy day. There is hope that this weather is supposed to break over the weekend… Today is our non-home repair day, but still a very busy day.

We sent a crew over to St. Vincent DePaul in anticipation of a truck arriving on Monday. The warehouse needed some organizing so that there would be space to put the items that will be delivered.

Another crew went up to Twin Falls to work on a trail in the park that they would like to open up to hikers and mountain bikers. The PVs worked alongside UGWA and the Hillbilly Bike Club.

We also sent volunteers out to the way to continue to work on the firewall and the tiling in the bathrooms. The place looks great and is getting close to where it needs to be to be open to the youth.

Another crew also went to Mullens Manor for a day of Banana BINGO. There were 16 residents that took part in the BINGO, with many staying afterwards for the nail painting and conversation.

The final group of the day finished up at our inaugural Hanover PV Basketball Camp. The crowds grew as the the week went on and the kids had a great time and leaned a lot. Big thanks to “Coach D” and “Coach John” for their tireless enthusiasm and patience they showed to the kids this week.

For dinner tonight we were treated with a combo of home-cooked veggie lasagne and chicken and slaw, brought down by the family whose house we are in the middle of building the ramp for. They wanted to thank the volunteers for all their hard work on the ramp by supplying us with dinner.

We wrapped up the week with a reflection on volunteering, how it brings up a lot of questions, changes us and reshapes our views.

“I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.” Tracy Chapman

Yet another hot and steamy day. There is hope that this weather is supposed to break over the weekend… Today is our non-home repair day, but still a very busy day.

We sent a crew over to St. Vincent DePaul in anticipation of a truck arriving on Monday. The warehouse needed some organizing so that there would be space to put the items that will be delivered.

Another crew went up to Twin Falls to work on a trail in the park that they would like to open up to hikers and mountain bikers. The PVs worked alongside UGWA and the Hillbilly Bike Club.

We also sent volunteers out to the way to continue to work on the firewall and the tiling in the bathrooms. The place looks great and is getting close to where it needs to be to be open to the youth.

Another crew also went to Mullens Manor for a day of Banana BINGO. There were 16 residents that took part in the BINGO, with many staying afterwards for the nail painting and conversation.

The final group of the day finished up at our inaugural Hanover PV Basketball Camp. The crowds grew as the the week went on and the kids had a great time and leaned a lot. Big thanks to “Coach D” and “Coach John” for their tireless enthusiasm and patience they showed to the kids this week.

For dinner tonight we were treated with a combo of home-cooked veggie lasagne and chicken and slaw, brought down by the family whose house we are in the middle of building the ramp for. They wanted to thank the volunteers for all their hard work on the ramp by supplying us with dinner.

We wrapped up the week with a reflection on volunteering, how it brings up a lot of questions, changes us and reshapes our views.

“I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.” Tracy Chapman

Yet another hot and steamy day. There is hope that this weather is supposed to break over the weekend… Today is our non-home repair day, but still a very busy day.

We sent a crew over to St. Vincent DePaul in anticipation of a truck arriving on Monday. The warehouse needed some organizing so that there would be space to put the items that will be delivered.

Another crew went up to Twin Falls to work on a trail in the park that they would like to open up to hikers and mountain bikers. The PVs worked alongside UGWA and the Hillbilly Bike Club.

We also sent volunteers out to the way to continue to work on the firewall and the tiling in the bathrooms. The place looks great and is getting close to where it needs to be to be open to the youth.

Another crew also went to Mullens Manor for a day of Banana BINGO. There were 16 residents that took part in the BINGO, with many staying afterwards for the nail painting and conversation.

The final group of the day finished up at our inaugural Hanover PV Basketball Camp. The crowds grew as the the week went on and the kids had a great time and leaned a lot. Big thanks to “Coach D” and “Coach John” for their tireless enthusiasm and patience they showed to the kids this week.

For dinner tonight we were treated with a combo of home-cooked veggie lasagne and chicken and slaw, brought down by the family whose house we are in the middle of building the ramp for. They wanted to thank the volunteers for all their hard work on the ramp by supplying us with dinner.

We wrapped up the week with a reflection on volunteering, how it brings up a lot of questions, changes us and reshapes our views.

“Sometime in your life, hope that you might see one starved man, the look on his face when the bread finally arrives. Hope that you might have baked it or bought or even kneaded it yourself. For that look on his face, for your meeting his eyes across a piece of bread, you might be willing to lose a lot, or suffer a lot, or die a little, even.” Daniel Berrigan

Today was another hot, humid and steamy day, with the temperatures in the upper 90’s and the heat index at 105. Our mantra, drink lots of water, take lots of breaks and quit early….

There were two home repair sites today as well as the basketball camp. We were able to finish the site over in Lillydale. The place looks great with some new floors, new tiling, a new door and part of a ceiling replace. Great work was done by the PVs and the home owners seem happy with it. What more could we ask for, right?

The second home repair site was continuing to work on the ramp in Hanover, as well as finish up some ceiling tiles inside the bathroom. The ramp is coming along, with only about 35 feet of framing left to finish and the deck boards are almost caught up to the framing. It will be a beautiful ramp when it is finished.

Basketball camp went great today. We picked up kids both in the morning session and in the afternoon session. In all now, there are 16 kids participating in the camp and we couldn’t be more thrilled.

By the time dinner rolled around everyone was hot, tired and hungry. Luckily, we were having taco’s so everyone was able to munch on them to their hearts content. They were delicious!

The focus of reflection was on our and everyone else’s extra-ordinariness,using CS Lewis’ Mere Christianity as a prompt. WE were asked to share a moment in the day when we were extraordinary and when we witnessed someone else being extraordinary.

“Sometime in your life, hope that you might see one starved man, the look on his face when the bread finally arrives. Hope that you might have baked it or bought or even kneaded it yourself. For that look on his face, for your meeting his eyes across a piece of bread, you might be willing to lose a lot, or suffer a lot, or die a little, even.” Daniel Berrigan

Today was another hot, humid and steamy day, with the temperatures in the upper 90’s and the heat index at 105. Our mantra, drink lots of water, take lots of breaks and quit early….

There were two home repair sites today as well as the basketball camp. We were able to finish the site over in Lillydale. The place looks great with some new floors, new tiling, a new door and part of a ceiling replace. Great work was done by the PVs and the home owners seem happy with it. What more could we ask for, right?

The second home repair site was continuing to work on the ramp in Hanover, as well as finish up some ceiling tiles inside the bathroom. The ramp is coming along, with only about 35 feet of framing left to finish and the deck boards are almost caught up to the framing. It will be a beautiful ramp when it is finished.

Basketball camp went great today. We picked up kids both in the morning session and in the afternoon session. In all now, there are 16 kids participating in the camp and we couldn’t be more thrilled.

By the time dinner rolled around everyone was hot, tired and hungry. Luckily, we were having taco’s so everyone was able to munch on them to their hearts content. They were delicious!

The focus of reflection was on our and everyone else’s extra-ordinariness,using CS Lewis’ Mere Christianity as a prompt. WE were asked to share a moment in the day when we were extraordinary and when we witnessed someone else being extraordinary.

“Sometime in your life, hope that you might see one starved man, the look on his face when the bread finally arrives. Hope that you might have baked it or bought or even kneaded it yourself. For that look on his face, for your meeting his eyes across a piece of bread, you might be willing to lose a lot, or suffer a lot, or die a little, even.” Daniel Berrigan

Today was another hot, humid and steamy day, with the temperatures in the upper 90’s and the heat index at 105. Our mantra, drink lots of water, take lots of breaks and quit early….

There were two home repair sites today as well as the basketball camp. We were able to finish the site over in Lillydale. The place looks great with some new floors, new tiling, a new door and part of a ceiling replace. Great work was done by the PVs and the home owners seem happy with it. What more could we ask for, right?

The second home repair site was continuing to work on the ramp in Hanover, as well as finish up some ceiling tiles inside the bathroom. The ramp is coming along, with only about 35 feet of framing left to finish and the deck boards are almost caught up to the framing. It will be a beautiful ramp when it is finished.

Basketball camp went great today. We picked up kids both in the morning session and in the afternoon session. In all now, there are 16 kids participating in the camp and we couldn’t be more thrilled.

By the time dinner rolled around everyone was hot, tired and hungry. Luckily, we were having taco’s so everyone was able to munch on them to their hearts content. They were delicious!

The focus of reflection was on our and everyone else’s extra-ordinariness,using CS Lewis’ Mere Christianity as a prompt. WE were asked to share a moment in the day when we were extraordinary and when we witnessed someone else being extraordinary.

“A handful of pine-seed will cover mountains with the green majesty of a forest. I too will set my face to the wind and throw my handful of seed on high.” Fiona MacLeod

Another hot and humid day in southern West Virginia. Today we had two home repair sites and the basketball camps. The home repair sites are continuing sites from yesterday. The ramp is getting close to getting all of its framing done and the site with the floor and tile replacement is moving along quite well, as well. But sites ended up wrapping up a little early because of the heat and humidity. Basketball camp continues to grow and to gain momentum. The camp for the older kids in the afternoon has gotten bigger each day.

The menu for dinner tonight was breakfast for dinner. We were treated to an egg casserole, fried potatoes, fruit salad and blueberry muffins. Yummy, yummy.

Reflection centered around the idea of equality, or lack there of. We were read several quotes about equality and a prayer by Mother Theresa and asked to share a “new and good” from the day.