for those of you who don't know, i spent my spring break up in yakima, wa on a mission trip with my church. we spent the week volunteering with habitat for humanity, which is an organization that builds houses for the poor and the homeless. which means i actually got to do construction work... hard hat, nail belt, power drill and all!
we started off with just the foundation.
then we built and stood up two walls...
and then another two...
and then worked on the garage...
while putting up more walls to divide the house into rooms...
and the last thing we did was put up the beam in the garage.
it would've been nice to stay longer and actually finish the house, but it was still very satisfying, fulfilling, and a total blast. and we were expecting rain and gloom throughout the week but we had gorgeous weather all throughout. the people i went with were amazing... there was such a sense of community, and they were all so much fun! we celebrated mass five times throughout the trip - twice on site - so i got at least 100 hugs when we exchanged the sign of peace (there were 22 of us altogether). that was nice. =)
the first mass on site, with the planks that served as our altar were used to build the walls.
the second mass, which we celebrated "in" the house when the four walls were up. the plank in front of the altar is the one that i wrote on - we all got to write messages or verses on the wood that was used for the walls. that was pretty cool too.
i wish break was longer, so that i could've gone on my mission trip and also spent time with bryan, esh and sean... at least i got to hang out with them for a bit tonight.
oh and btw, i didn't get the B i was hoping for last term... the nerd in me prevailed. on that note, i should really get to bed so i won't be falling asleep in class on the first day of term!
"russian roulette is not the same without a gun
and baby, when it's love if it's not rough it isn't fun."
- poker face, lady gaga. one of the mission trip's theme songs. haha.
