Almost Done

Things are winding down here at Tejas.  With so many volunteers here I think it’s a bit difficult to keep all of us busy.  Maybe we all just have to work slower.

It was another frosty morning but warmed up rapidly and we soon started shedding layers.  The wire guys continued stripping wire, ending up with two trash cans full of the stuff by the end of the day.  The rest of us removed the forms and dealt with the dirt piles on the brick walkway we did last week.

That took us up until 10:45, when we were all invited to a Volunteer Appreciation gathering in the Hub.  We each got to pick out a drink and something from the camp store.  Drinks were lattes and coffee-related things and smoothies.  Deb and I both had a mango smoothie which was super good, in spite of the several brain freezes experienced while drinking it.

Then it was to the Four Seasons Conference Room where we sat with some of the staff for their weekly devotions and praise time.

Then it was to lunch.  So the morning was rather short with all these other activities going on.

After lunch some of us were sent to the wood storage shed at the back of the property to sort lumber.  We were told to throw anything less than 4 feet long on the burn pile and sort the rest.  This is probably the make-work task that gets thrown out there when there’s nothing else to do.  We finished up an hour early so it was a short day.

The work was done, but the day was not over.  A group picture was in order so we trooped over to the dining hall and the chapel for said photo.

After dinner one of our group brought out Blue Bell ice cream and all the fixins and we enjoyed an ice cream social on what is to be our last evening all together as some will be leaving tomorrow.  Then it was a time of games before turning in for the night.

Tomorrow is the last day of work.  As usual, we’ve gotten to know these other volunteers by working beside them, by eating with them, and by conversations with them, appreciating their life stories, and especially appreciating their brother/sister-hood in Christ.