Life is an Adventure

 The October group were glad to be joined by three more Manitoba couples for the next month.

This week Bert had a second location for some of our group and three of our men went to this home. Our fourth week at Mr. Frank's house has brought it to the point where each project is getting this job site looking more like home again. Activities included painting the remaining walls, exterior doors, touchups on walls, door trim and window sill painting, cabinet instalation and all sorts of cleaning from chandelier to ceiling fans, bathtub and windows.

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The Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church has been instrumental in getting crews of volunteers to their community. On Wednesday they invited us for an appreciation supper for volunteers. We were thanked and the pastor prayed a prayer of blessing for us.

Instead of our usual potluck on Thursday we had an evening of socializing around a campfire with the NOMADS, who are also stationed at the same campground. The NOMADS are a service mission from the United Methodist Church and are doing similar work as our MDS group. We learned that the accroymn NOMADS, could also mean - Northern Old Men Avoiding Deep Snow. We had an enjoyable time visiting with them and sharing stories about our work. They told us that we should know that the "Mennonites" as we are called are very well known and respected in disaster recovery.

Friday the NAS, Naval Air Station was putting on a free airshow for the city as a thank you for the support they receive. So Friday late afternoon and evening we joined thousands of others to enjoy the skilful showmen and their flying machines. We chose to take in the evening show because it included a nighttime show as well as fireworks. The fireworks were being set off from the planes as they were flying their aerobatic stunts. This was a new adventure for us.

 The Blue Angels aerobatic team is hard to photograph - to fast.

All lined up and on display.

 Our favorites were the 10 member Team AeroDynamix who put on a spectacular night air show.

In Acts 8:26-40 the story of Philip and the Ethiopian official makes me wonder about times when God places us in situations with people to receive or give a blessing. Read Annette's hair cut experience.
On Friday morning I went to a local hairdresser recommended to me by one of our group. I came in at 9:15 and asked if she had an opening and she said she had a 20 minute slot and yes she could do it. Then while sitting in her chair she had a call from her next client telling her that he was stuck in traffic and would be late. In talking about what we were doing here in Pensacola, she said this was to be, like a God thing that she had time to fit me in. Then when I wanted to pay at the counter the cashier, her mother went to talk to the hairdresser. She came back and said "no charge", since we were volunteering too. What a blessing to receive.

This morning we attended the church service at Flounder's Restaurant at Pensacola Beach called Worship at the Water. It was a very unique time of worship. Their warm weather services take place on the out door patio, where as today's chilly morning moved the service indoors.