On this day, we got our day started with breakfast as usual at our respective cottages and then the group began working. There are six of us so we were split into two groups of three. The first group stayed behind and sorted out things at our local warehouse. The other three, myself, Jack and Tony all went with Shane to make 25 stops.
Per the title, it is true we had to make 25 stops but not here in Claremore. We had to run to a little town called Bartlesville which is about 45 minutes or so away from Claremore. When we got there we stopped at the Adams Boulevard Church of Christ where we picked up a few items. Little did we know that with that being the first of 25 stops, we would fill up the entire 16 feet of the trailer we loading up. Below you will see the progression of how the truck got filled. The stops were pretty time consuming so it made for a longer day than usual. We were originally scheduled to be done by 4 PM but we did not get done and back to our evening dinner and devotional until about 6 PM. The other group finished about 3 PM with their job. As far as the workday goes, that day has affectionately become known as "25 Stops." I enjoyed it none the less because I got to ride with Shane in between destinations and I discovered he is a riot to be around because he and I kept cracking jokes about stuff that happened and stuff we saw along the way.
Dinner and devotional was fun. Jack led a devotional on the fact that Jesus came not to be served but to serve. We had dinner and devotional at the girls cottage this time and it was awesome to see how into singing praises to God they were. Chelsea and I made the observation that the girls were more interested in singing than the boys were the night before. One observation I made while we were singing is how one girl Shelby seemed to be putting her whole heart into praising God. She is pictured below with her hands raised and her eyes shut in the background of the picture. Another thing we realized prior to leaving was how attached these kids had gotten to us as a group because they were mentioning they did not want us to leave and they gave us big hugs prior to leaving for the night. This all made me realize that we had really accomplished serving Hope Harbor not only through manual labor but also through serving the children we have come into contact with while we have been here.
That is all for day 4. Wednesday would be one of our more physically demanding jobs but that is described in the next blog.
This is David Malley, signing off from a cottage at Hope Harbor Children's Home.
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