“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”  
Martin Luther King, Jr.

As you have probably noticed, I am a day late posting each day’s activities.  It has been a bit of different routine here in the house than up at the school.

The weather has taken a turn toward the HOT!  We have been having temperatures in the 90’s with high humidity making the heat index well over 100 degrees. Boy are we missing the air conditioned school right about now….

Several sites were finished up today.  We finished in Glen Rogers, Lilydale, Welch and Glen Fork.  We also started, and finished up, a touch up on the painting at Mt. Grove Baptist Church in Wyco that volunteers worked on back in 2003.  It still looks great!  We also came very close to finishing in Mullens where we cleaned the basement and put in a new ceiling. The high humidity made in impossible for the last coat of mud to drive. Tomorrow will sand and paint and then that site will be done.

We were once again treated to a delicious dinner of pasta and homemade sauce.  Those of you that were here last week know the sauce I am talking about.  Yummy yummy.  For dessert we were introduced to grilled pound cake with peaches and honey on top.  Delicious!

For reflection, the theme was “where is the hope,” and we were asked to reflect on and share where we see hope.  It was a beautiful sharing.

Unfortunately, at the end of the night it was time to bid adieu to Dan and Lucy after a wonderful summer with both of them here.  We will miss you guys!

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”  
Martin Luther King, Jr.

As you have probably noticed, I am a day late posting each day’s activities.  It has been a bit of different routine here in the house than up at the school.

The weather has taken a turn toward the HOT!  We have been having temperatures in the 90’s with high humidity making the heat index well over 100 degrees. Boy are we missing the air conditioned school right about now….

Several sites were finished up today.  We finished in Glen Rogers, Lilydale, Welch and Glen Fork.  We also started, and finished up, a touch up on the painting at Mt. Grove Baptist Church in Wyco that volunteers worked on back in 2003.  It still looks great!  We also came very close to finishing in Mullens where we cleaned the basement and put in a new ceiling. The high humidity made in impossible for the last coat of mud to drive. Tomorrow will sand and paint and then that site will be done.

We were once again treated to a delicious dinner of pasta and homemade sauce.  Those of you that were here last week know the sauce I am talking about.  Yummy yummy.  For dessert we were introduced to grilled pound cake with peaches and honey on top.  Delicious!

For reflection, the theme was “where is the hope,” and we were asked to reflect on and share where we see hope.  It was a beautiful sharing.

Unfortunately, at the end of the night it was time to bid adieu to Dan and Lucy after a wonderful summer with both of them here.  We will miss you guys!

“Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel.”  Unknown Author

The first day of a new week…. Today we sent our four crews to work on finishing up sites that we were working on last week.  One group went up to Glen Fork to finish up the flooring site.  They were able to get a lot of work done, but still have about two hours left to do.

Another group went up to Glen Rogers to finish up the roof that we started a couple of weeks ago.  We have had a bit of a delay since we are not able to get the materials anywhere near us and had to go to Charleston to pick them up.  They too got a lot of work done, but were a couple of hours short of being able to finish the site.

A third group headed up to Hanover to continue putting the finishing touches on the site we have been working on all summer. It is so close to being ready to move and the homeowner is getting very excited.

A final crew went out to Mullens to finish the drywalling of the the basement ceiling.  Again amazing progress was made.  There were able to drywall, tape and mud the ceiling.  All that is left is a little mudding and some sanding.  It looks fabulous.

After the beautiful day, the weather was fabulous with little humidity, we all gathered at the house for a wonderful taco meal.  Yummy yummy in the tummy tummy.  After the clean up, it was time for reflection.  We all gathered cozily in the living room and reflected on a moment from the day when we felt blessed to be alive.

All in all in was a great day.  There is certainly a different feeling living in such close quarters and living right in town.  With all the windows open all the time you get to hear all the sounds of nature (and of the coal trains running behind the house).

“Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel.”  Unknown Author

The first day of a new week…. Today we sent our four crews to work on finishing up sites that we were working on last week.  One group went up to Glen Fork to finish up the flooring site.  They were able to get a lot of work done, but still have about two hours left to do.

Another group went up to Glen Rogers to finish up the roof that we started a couple of weeks ago.  We have had a bit of a delay since we are not able to get the materials anywhere near us and had to go to Charleston to pick them up.  They too got a lot of work done, but were a couple of hours short of being able to finish the site.

A third group headed up to Hanover to continue putting the finishing touches on the site we have been working on all summer. It is so close to being ready to move and the homeowner is getting very excited.

A final crew went out to Mullens to finish the drywalling of the the basement ceiling.  Again amazing progress was made.  There were able to drywall, tape and mud the ceiling.  All that is left is a little mudding and some sanding.  It looks fabulous.

After the beautiful day, the weather was fabulous with little humidity, we all gathered at the house for a wonderful taco meal.  Yummy yummy in the tummy tummy.  After the clean up, it was time for reflection.  We all gathered cozily in the living room and reflected on a moment from the day when we felt blessed to be alive.

All in all in was a great day.  There is certainly a different feeling living in such close quarters and living right in town.  With all the windows open all the time you get to hear all the sounds of nature (and of the coal trains running behind the house).

“Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel.”  Unknown Author

The first day of a new week…. Today we sent our four crews to work on finishing up sites that we were working on last week.  One group went up to Glen Fork to finish up the flooring site.  They were able to get a lot of work done, but still have about two hours left to do.

Another group went up to Glen Rogers to finish up the roof that we started a couple of weeks ago.  We have had a bit of a delay since we are not able to get the materials anywhere near us and had to go to Charleston to pick them up.  They too got a lot of work done, but were a couple of hours short of being able to finish the site.

A third group headed up to Hanover to continue putting the finishing touches on the site we have been working on all summer. It is so close to being ready to move and the homeowner is getting very excited.

A final crew went out to Mullens to finish the drywalling of the the basement ceiling.  Again amazing progress was made.  There were able to drywall, tape and mud the ceiling.  All that is left is a little mudding and some sanding.  It looks fabulous.

After the beautiful day, the weather was fabulous with little humidity, we all gathered at the house for a wonderful taco meal.  Yummy yummy in the tummy tummy.  After the clean up, it was time for reflection.  We all gathered cozily in the living room and reflected on a moment from the day when we felt blessed to be alive.

All in all in was a great day.  There is certainly a different feeling living in such close quarters and living right in town.  With all the windows open all the time you get to hear all the sounds of nature (and of the coal trains running behind the house).

The first day of August, boy has time flown by this summer.  Today marks the beginning of the last week in Wyoming County for the PVs this summer.  After this we move up to Bedford Stuyvesant for PEACE Camp!

We are now officially down at the PV House in Pineville.  Thanks to everyone who helped us move down here from the school.  We couldn’t have done it without you.  This week definitely has a different feel to it than the rest of the program.  We are in a much smaller (and non-air conditioned) house, sleeping in very close quarters, but the spirit of the PVs is as strong as ever.  For those of you that have been around since the Preston County days, it definitely has that same feeling.

We had a special treat in the evening as several family members of our friends up in Lilydale joined us for dinner and some running races.  The highlight of the gathering definitely had to be the trophy presentations to each member of the family.

We ended the evening with our traditional commissioning service and jobsites.

The first day of August, boy has time flown by this summer.  Today marks the beginning of the last week in Wyoming County for the PVs this summer.  After this we move up to Bedford Stuyvesant for PEACE Camp!

We are now officially down at the PV House in Pineville.  Thanks to everyone who helped us move down here from the school.  We couldn’t have done it without you.  This week definitely has a different feel to it than the rest of the program.  We are in a much smaller (and non-air conditioned) house, sleeping in very close quarters, but the spirit of the PVs is as strong as ever.  For those of you that have been around since the Preston County days, it definitely has that same feeling.

We had a special treat in the evening as several family members of our friends up in Lilydale joined us for dinner and some running races.  The highlight of the gathering definitely had to be the trophy presentations to each member of the family.

We ended the evening with our traditional commissioning service and jobsites.

The first day of August, boy has time flown by this summer.  Today marks the beginning of the last week in Wyoming County for the PVs this summer.  After this we move up to Bedford Stuyvesant for PEACE Camp!

We are now officially down at the PV House in Pineville.  Thanks to everyone who helped us move down here from the school.  We couldn’t have done it without you.  This week definitely has a different feel to it than the rest of the program.  We are in a much smaller (and non-air conditioned) house, sleeping in very close quarters, but the spirit of the PVs is as strong as ever.  For those of you that have been around since the Preston County days, it definitely has that same feeling.

We had a special treat in the evening as several family members of our friends up in Lilydale joined us for dinner and some running races.  The highlight of the gathering definitely had to be the trophy presentations to each member of the family.

We ended the evening with our traditional commissioning service and jobsites.