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Having risen for a 7:00 a.m. breakfast, the students were ready by 9:00 am for their service projects on Tuesday and Wednesday. Again we headed into Tyler, accompanied by the youth group from Amarillo, Texas to work with an organization called PATH (check them out here: http://www.tylerpath.org/). Upon arriving at the work site we split into three groups-two went to work on PATH community houses and one headed for an area park to do landscaping. Wearing PATH t-shirts given to us by Rodd, a program director, our groups worked hard all day, breaking only for lunch and the bathroom.  Arielle was part of the group landscaping the park and they were told that when the park was first built it was to provide a safe playground for the kids in the area. Unfortunately, we found the swings pulled down and trash thrown all over the ground. It didn't take long to fill several trash bags as we picked up pop bottles, broken toys, and pieces of glass and brick. We spent the rest of the two days we served there pulling up weeds, raking leaves and wood chips, and cutting down old bushes. On Wednesday, before we set to work on the landscape, Rodd requested the group's help in one of the community houses neighboring the park. We passed the morning replacing the air vents and light switch plates. After a couple of tries and some appreciated help from Jonny, Arielle and a student named Kandice successfully learned how to hang a window blind. Larry, one of the youth leaders from Oklahoma, was experienced in electrical work and was able to lend a hand in rewiring some of the light fixtures. 
While the group worked at the park, the other two groups worked tirelessly at the PATH houses. The group from Amarillo had brought many tools which greatly aided in hanging drywall and scraping the "popcorn" ceilings free of the growing mold. Our Alaso staff was so impressed by the diligence of these teenagers and their willingness to serve so selflessly on their Spring Break. Thursday we would be serving on the YWAM base and we could tell the students were looking forward to what lay ahead for us there.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 April 2010 21:36 |
