Operation Restoration

This is something I have been so looking forward to all week. Adventure Life Church was asked to partner with the Raleigh Rescue Mission to help on a project called Operation Restoration which is like an Extreme Home Makeover. They find people in the community who cannot fix up their homes and have volunteers come in and help fix up the house.

We were lucky enough to come help an elderly woman who has not been able to help maintain her home. Mr. A, KA and I met our pastor, his wife and son at the job site along with about 30 other volunteers from other churches and community organizations.

We started working on her landscaping in the front. We dug out all the weeds and problem plants. We cut back a lot of old brush and overgrown plants to make them more manageable. We then worked on the side of the house doing the same thing. Literally after an hour and half we were done with both front beds and the side. We began looking for more work. The organizers thought that those front beds would have taken us all day. Some of us helped paint while others help cut down some of the old trees that were in the back yard.

I loved hanging out with KA doing this. She was in her element. This is something she has wanted to do for awhile. She loves helping others. She painted a little, help move tree branches, dug up weeds, whatever needed to be done she was ready. We talked and hung out. It was just a fun day to work with her.

At the end of the day, we were able to stand back and look at what we had done. It wasn't much, but it will definitely help this woman. She was so appreciative. She came out and thanked the volunteers. She was so sweet.

They have about 6 more houses they are looking at working on this year. We cannot wait to go work again.