End of day (2)/August 4

OK, So today our mission team had two separate houses to work on.  One team went to a house where we are painting, doing electrical work, and some flooring.  The house has more electrical needs and plumbing updates as well.  We met the home owner, Deloris.  She is so very much appreciative of the work that we are doing.  Her husband passed away in 2005, prior to Hurricane Sandy, and she has had a kidney removed (robotically as she told us) and is living elsewhere while her house is still being worked on.  Displaced and disheartening  to say the least.  Throughout all these trials and tribulations she has not lost her faith.  God is good-all the time is her attitude.  We prayed with her before she left the premises.  She took a "tour" of her house-newly being renovated and worked on for her to enjoy a long and prosperous life!  Hopefully, it will NOT be too long before she will be back in the comforts of her house.   We will continue to work on her house, completing the painting, and electrical work for the rest of the week there.  Please keep Deloris AND us in prayer as we continue this work on her house this week.
The other house is nothing more than bricks, having to be rebuilt literally from the bricks up.  Tomorrow we will be doing brick work for that house.  Today, that house had to be leveled off at ground/brick level.  If it is in God's will-tomorrow-we will be doing more brick work on this house and it will probably be at least a two day project to complete this particular work.
This evening, the group went to the church service that is rooming us for the week.  We sang a song about "Part of the Family".  Great song-and great lyrics.  This mix of people and churches on this mission trip remind this writer just how important we all are to God's kingdom, and how we all are a mixture and flavor in working with each other AND getting His mission done.  The minister gave his sermon out of Genesis 32, where Jacob wrestled with God.  And how we as Christians all have our struggles in life, whether it be waiting for supplies to perform a mission, or loss of a loved one, or loss of a home.  Our lives are not perfect.  But we are all a part of God's family-Christians who strive to get the job done in spite of our own obstacles, obsessions, or possessions (or lack therefor).  Just because we are not perfect does not excuse us of trying to get the job done to further His will and His way.  AND how we really need to strive to make blessings out of (sometimes) traumatic situations.
Again, please keep us all in prayer for safety, for blessings, and to continue on doing His work!  Thank you!