The Domestic Missions Team from JF Believers Church headed out from our perspective towns heading to the airport… We checked our bags, received our boarding passes, and started heading for Napoleonville, LA… and Southern Hospitality.

The Work

Upon our arrival we were greeted at breakfast like long lost family, we ate together and started our devotions going through the Book of Philippians.  We talked through three of the biggest projects that needed to get done and where there was the greatest need with Rick and Ray.  These two were the guys on the ground that have been working on this church for over the last two years since it was burned down when it was struck by lightning.  We then split off into our perspective workgroups for the day… coming back together for lunch getting to know our extended family, how they came to Christ and eating some homemade Louisiana Cuisine.  After lunch, heading back to our perspective work areas, working hard until we received the cue to wash up, get sanitized and head in for some more Southern Cuisine provided by the different members of the church.  After dinner was bread pudding, cherry cobbler, and if that wasn’t enough there were two tables full of snacks… We worked from 8 am-5 pm Tuesday-Saturday.  By the end of the week, we finished the three main projects and were able to knock out about two or three more… Finally, on the last day of work we ran out of supplies to do the work as the church portico was finished off.  We all signed the last piece of wood going up, JFB Missions 2020… It is going to be covered by vinyl siding, but we all know it is there

The People

When we first met the people we understood why God put us together and why Tim said this was the place.  We met 15-20 people who were finishing well, they loved the Lord, and they were serving him in any way they can.  There was a video that Tim shared of Miss Bobbie, an 85-year-old widow who is serving any way she could, making dessert, bringing silverware and napkins to the table, not sitting down until everyone is served.  To Joyce, Kim, and Linda and other church ladies that were providing the meals, getting to the church at 6 am and leaving after us @6pm and sanitizing everything for the next day.  We were blessed to hear the stories of Rick, Ray, Dean, and Bill an 82-year-old man who helped us in any way he could through just the right tool, sharing well-placed wisdom when needed.  Then there is Pastor Chuck who is 82 and preaches like he is 40 who received the Lord at age 37 and kept moving… Ending our week off with worshipping together. At the end of the day, we don’t have enough time or space in a blog to share all of the names, faces, stories, tales of fine Louisiana Cuisine, and the Southern Hospitality we all experienced.  If you want to hear a little more just grab one of us and we can share a little.

We want to thank you all for your prayers… We had a safe, successful trip and gained some new family members through your prayers… this did not go unnoticed.

The Pictures

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

•