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PICTURES
Four Workcamp staffers along with numerous volunteers from Trinity Bible Church, Casey Family Services and the community have spent the past 5 days visiting the sites, delivering and checking supplies, and going over last minute details to make sure everything is ready for the Workcampers when they begin the projects Monday morning. A number of other staff arrived Wednesday evening and have been busy setting up the school where the teens will be quartered during their stay. Many of the workcampers, who come from 19 church youth groups in 11 states, are already on the road today. They are due to arrive on Sunday.
Chuck O., the workcamp director, arrived Friday night. This evening the Setup Crew officially hands the ball off to the Camp Crew. The school is pretty much all set up for the teens' arrival on Sunday. All of the groups from outside New England (over half) are traveling today. Most of the staff will worship tomorrow morning at Trinity Bible Church (special time: 10:00) before returning to the school to welcome the arriving Workcampers.
A year and a half of prayer and planning comes to fruition today as 400 teens and leaders from 19 church youth groups in 11 states arrive in New London to work on over 50 homes in the Kearsarge area. The staff are busy with check-in and getting the teens settled in to their quarters for the week at Kearsarge Regional Middle School.
A good first day at the work sites. A few rain showers fell around the area, but in many places that was around lunch time, so the work wasn't slowed down too much. The crews, strangers to each other on Sunday, are learning to work together and enjoyed meeting the residents today.
We are off to a sunny start again today. There are 63 crews working at 55 homes across the area. Some of the larger projects are assigned double crews. Check out today's print issue of the Intertown Record for a story on the Workcamp by reporter Debbie Cross. Another local paper, the Argus Champion, has also run an article in today's edition. Tune in to WMUR's Channel 9 news sometime between 5:00 and 6:30 today for a news story!
The work has been progressing at a steady pace. Projects to date include roofing, painting and drywall. Spirits are high and everyone is having a great time. Today, after a morning of hard work, the workcampers will be treated to a half day break when they will be able to take in a bit of the local sights. The workcampers come from all over the United States (RI, NJ, CT, PA, MD, NY, MI, WI, MO, VA, NH ), so they are anxious to see a little bit of NH.
The teens' wakeup call comes at 6:45 — usually a humorous (if not obnoxious) clip from a specially produced Workcamp CD. Breakfast is served in the school cafeteria — Wednesday it included eggs, sausage, potatoes, blueberry pancakes, and bagels. After breakfast the crews prepare for the day's work according to their assigned roles: Work Directors pick up paint, nails, etc., Quartermasters check out tools for the day, Break Makers fill a cooler with ice and lunches and snacks for the crew. Most crews are on the way to their sites by 8:00. As some of the crews finish their work today, they will be reassigned to help other crews who are working on larger projects.
A number of crews welcomed their residents at the school last night for the evening program, which included a dramatic presentation of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus and the implications for us. The theme was: The Light Ignites New Life. Today is the last day of work. The crews, some of them reinforced this morning by others who finished at their sites yesterday, will be working hard to wrap up their projects by 3:00 this afternoon. The 19 youth groups leave to go home tomorrow morning. Preparations are underway for a celebration cookout on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the church for Workcamp residents, community volunteers, and sponsors.
After one last night of sleeping in the school, the teens are headed home!
There was food, fun, and a great sense of excitement at the picnic. Many residents came to the picnic. They met each other, had some food, and looked at the displays. The residents and volunteers shared stories about the projects that had been done by the teens. Many residents picked out their teens from the pictures displayed and talked about their experiences that week.
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