Furniture sale, day 1

   The whole team started out this morning at the distribution center to unload the vehicles of the furniture. Four of us stayed around to be personal shoppers and loaders while the rest of the team went out to begin work on the various construction projects. Again, thanks to La-Z-Boy and the members of Smoke Rise for the furniture donations.

     Linh was a great packer and knot tier. We thought we were going to lose him on this ride as we almost hemmed him in.

     This was the most creative packing job of the day.

      We have one team that is working to rehab a bathroom. Jim Huston is the crew chief for that group. His crew is made up of Johnny Lavender and Jeremy Colliver. They also received a good bit of help or at least moral support from Cheryl, homeowner and handy-woman.  Allen Hardin led PJ Testino, Neal Barton, and Wayne Hardy in a project replacing windows.  They finished one project and began a second window project this afternoon. The third construction project was to build a roof over a porch that Smoke Rise had built on their last trip in October. Page Fulgham is leading that team consisting of his brother Jimmy, Bob Jernigan, and Marc Beaver.

     Pray for continued safety for the teams and continued blessings for the home owners as we serve tomorrow. Bill Blanton, Linh Luong, Malcolm, and I will join these other work teams tomorrow.  I hope to include pictures from the other work sites as the week goes on.