Well, Anna and I went with the group from Travis Park UMC in San Antonio, Texas to work on a family’s house. I will let the pictures tell most of the story, but I will give you a brief overview of what we did. Well, earlier in the week the group tore down siding. So, on Friday, they put up fresh siding.
Their fearless leader:
There were a ton of wasps. So, he had to kill the nests:
Victory!
There was a lot of trash around the house:
Kitten
The group made Colleen, the person in charge of all the mission teams, a cross out of wood:
Miss Anna:
The beautiful family who let us work on their house:
Anna and I went to a rodeo. That’s right. A RODEO. It was in Vian, Oklahoma:
I’m not really into roping cattle, watching people ride bulls, etc. So, I walked around outside while that happened. I thought the barrel racing was really cool:
I wasn't really into the rodeo clown:
However, I saw someone ride a real ostrich!
Just to let you know: Belton Joyner informed me that "General agencies of the United Methodist Church have a policy not to meet in cities with Native American mascots." It's definitely awesome that the United Methodist Church has taken a stand like this.
Meredith
