A Week of Missions in West Virginia

Last week, our family had the blessing of being able to spend 5 days being part of a missions team in the southern part of West Virginia.  We were there to take part in ministering to people in a very poor, drug ridden town that is full of hopelessness.    Our specific job, as a family, was to scrape and paint the house of an older gentleman who had lived in the same town his entire life, and spent over 40 years working deep in the coal mines.   He was a kind man who loved to share stories with us as well as family pictures.  We were honored to be part of his life for that short week.  We also took part in an outreach in the town park which was a great place to meet and greet more people from the area.
My hubby and I both left the week feeling like that was one of the best weeks of our life.  The experience of serving and sacrificing, as a family along side some great christian friends(some old and some new) was more amazing then I can express.   We saw our kids work long days and we saw them give of themselves over and over.   The Bible studies, the devotions, the meals together with fellow team members, the learning experiences, and the exhausting days all came together to make for an inspiring week.

Mission As Life

We are now taking some time to travel and rest together.  We loved West Virginia so much, that we are staying for a bit to take advantage of some beautiful state parks.

See You Soon!

Mission Home

Break Time

The Crew

Free time in the evening

Watching the train go by(this happens very often)

The lil' kids and I weeding a garden, and harvesting onions.

Outreach in the park

White water rafting trip with friends at the end of the week.