Eastern District Mississippi Mission Trip

It's hard to believe that today is our last day. It's a day to put some final touches on several projects and to say some goodbys. At Juanita's home, final touches of spackling was placed on corner seems and ceiling joints. A new front door was installed and all of our demolitiion debris out front of her home, was hauled away with the help of a dump truck. Photos were taken of Juantita's family and also of everyone who worked at her house this week. During our lunch while sitting on Juanita's front porch, Juanita's son John asked if we would not be very critical while he provides something back to us. Then john went inside their home, left open the front door, and under the furniture piled in the middle of the front room, John partially removed a tarp from an old piano. Then John seranaded us with classical music on the piano during our entire lunch break! John studied music and he gave us a gift of himself, and we were blessed. Goodbys were difficult. E-Mails were exchanged. We exchanged promises to contact each other. John's long handshake, again grabbed us, as hedid not want to let go. John said he was teary-eyed, and that he does not want us to go. We reassured him others will come behind us, that this is just the beginning. John talked about his feelings of being in a pit, feeling hopeless, but how this week turned him around a 180 degrees, and he sees something different, something different is new friends, something different in his vision of himelf, and again, he offered much thanks. We all praised the Lord for all that happened this week. We all were blessed and we all are a little different whether like John and Jaunita, their new journey continues with the long waited rehab of their home, and we return home tomorrow knowing a special feeling in joys and opportunities of serving others. Thanks be to God. - Kevin Moyzan