Mandleville Excitement

This afternoon in the future house of an older woman in Mandeville, Louisiana, I stood admiring the quick, productive movements of my group mates. I saw hands measuring sheetrock, hands mudding the screws on the walls, hands applying tape to the cracks between each wall, and hands using the drill to attach the sheetrocks to the wood that held the house up. I then realized how the Lord Jesus was truly working in our hearts. Our movements were INSYNC as we progressed to move along and transform this house into a home of hope. A hope that will one day bring many blessings to this lady and that has already brought blessings upon our group today. Now, I anticipate our last day at the house and my spirit feels different. I feel lighter in my spirit and I know that I have been chosen by the Lord to help build homes for a few individuals. I am extremely grateful to share this experience with ASB UCC UConn because we have all become leaders in our own ways. We are a group of people who find wisdom and strength in giving hope to others. Therefore, I want to thank the Lord for giving us the opportunity to be alive and well enough to be here in Louisiana. I know that this is an experience that will follow us for the rest of our lives because we have grown together and for the better. Personally, I stepped out of my comfort zone and I found blessings upon blessings that will serve me well as the years go by. Therefore, may the Lord continue to work through us and help us realize that we have a purpose in life, sometimes that purpose is to show his Greatness and Love through work(labor) for others.

~Mickeve Regis