South Carolina: The Final Day - Believe it or not

When we began our day this morning, our main goal was to finish all the jobs which we started this week and possibly pick up another job to take us to the end of the day tomorrow.  Our departure for the day was a bit later than the rest of the week but all three groups got moving quickly after they arrived at their sites.

One of the groups had started another roof yesterday. They had removed all old shingles, nailed felt over the entire roof, completely finished nailing shingles on one side of the roof, and covered about one third of the other before finishing for the day.  Today, they picked right up where they left off.  The group worked well as a team and looked like real professionals.  In fact, Brightbill proclaimed that no one  would think their finished product was done by a bunch of teenage volunteers.

A second group spent their fourth morning with Mr. Carroll putting the finishing touches on replacement windows and doors.  This group had to be very creative because not all windows matched the size of the opening.  As you can see, this finished product was also very nice.

These two groups wrapped up their work by noon.  After lunch, the 10 students, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Deiling, Mr. Carroll and Mr. Brightbill went to another site where they were able to repair a roof and give the homeowners another 10 years of dry housing.  Once again, the team bonded quickly and was able to finish the job despite extreme heat and a lack of materials.

The third group spent the entire day finishing a large job which they had started on Monday.  This was the type of project that keeps increasing in size - as you finish fixing one problem you find another.  These four students spent the week fixing "soft" spots in the floor by removing spots in the subfloor, filling them in with plywood and luan, then covering with vinyl tiles.  When the day was over, this family had a much safer floor throughout their home.

 Unfortunately, the organization in South Carolina is not prepared with another job which will keep all of us busy for another day so we have decided to come home tomorrow.  While we are disappointed in losing more time to bond with each other, we are excited to sleep in our own beds.  Thanks for your support and well wishes during this week and we look forward to sharing with you on our next adventure.