Yes I know it is hard to go from the deep freeze of the mid-west to Florida in the middle of February, but sometimes you just have to suffer for Jesus. It started out pretty cold, but by the time we got back on the plane it was 74 degrees. Very nice. Of course, we had to come home to a snow storm...Oh well it is still winter.
Myself along with 10 others from both North Grove and Crossroads Church in Polo went to New Tribes Missions Homes in Sanford, FL. This is a retirement facility for missionaries that served with NTM. Pretty cool place. We were "hired" for a roof and some siding work, both of which we did not finish, but we did get close. We ran out of shingles for the roof, and more where 2 weeks out. It did not seem fair, but it happened. It was a good week. We did get to visit R.C. Sproul's church. Kind of cool since I have read a few of his books. Our contact with NTM is Wallace and Barb Pouncy who have been supported by North Grove for somewhere near 30 years. They are a great couple with some wonderful stories of meeting tribes in the jungles of South America. Including Wally getting speared. Not fun, but very much a Christ centered couple.
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