Jordan's back under our roof, and in the shower. It sounds like his trip was a little mini-TMI, 10 days worth. I'm sure Darc will remember something similar, but I think I took the longest hot shower of my life when I got home, and that was clearly his primary focus. He was happy, energetic, talkative and kept apologizing for his aroma the whole ride home. He said he hasn't showered in three days and the 3 showers he has gotten have been short and very cold.
He said he really loved his teammates, enjoyed the exertion of so much physical labor every day, the ritual of group devotions every 12 hours, and really loved being there, but was also very happy to come home. Sounds familiar!
He did a bit of almost everything- it sounds like they were doing every kind of demolition and reconstruction. And since he was one of the few boys, and one of the oldest at that- he got a lot of the extra fun tasks like crawling in the attic with the giant drill putting in holes for fixtures. He also did things that I didn't think they usually had teen vounteers do, like rewiring. Oh well. Chalk up one more Counsell who can install an outlet.
I'll leave the rest for his own words tomorrow. I "requested" he sit down and put things in his own words while it's all still fresh. I told him he'd thank me for it 10 yrs from now. No pics until we can get them from the couple photogs Jordan relied on.
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Welcome home, Jordan! What a fantastic trip - con hardly wait to read what you have to say. MB
DITTO, Jordy! So proud of you! None of this experience will be "for naught"! In times ahead- you'll always be so glad you could and DID get to help and won't forget how blessed you have been and are AND that the Lord would have you pass that blessing on as you have been doing! - Someone in New Orleans will sleep a bit better and has more hope for the future because of what you and your team has done.
Blessings and love, AuntieM
We should have had Jordan with us last December - I would have appreciated having a younger apprentice to send under the house for the nasty crawling in the rocks in the dark wiring.
Hey thanks for the opportinity to complain/brag again about thye work I did! :-)
Mom-you did that because you were the smallest. Sorry to say, Jordan is taller than you. You would have still had to go under....
Welcome home, Jordan!
Jordan is skinnier! and probably more limber! And younger!
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