Old Friends and New

OK so first I'm going back to the Central Al Christian Builders and introduce you so some of our new friends. Each week was great but I happen to enjoy the last week the most because of the Reform, AL crew that came. Thelma and Lee Plowman were in our first pastorate church, Arbor Springs, with us and Thelma is one of the most loving people I know. She reminds me a lot of my own mother because she is constantly hugging us and telling us she loves us....I sure needed and enjoyed all that LOVIN she poured on us!

Henry and Gypsey Helmers are from Reform First Baptist, where Mike was a youth minister for around 2 years before we got married.

They are such a sweet couple that serve the Lord faithfully and have been a part of CACB for many, many years. They brought along with them their grandson Jake Shelton who is from Douglasville, GA. He is a computer genius and he sure came in handy while he was here!!!

Also in the picture are Dennis and Barbara Pugh who are also from Reform FBC. We had Dennis' daughter Crystal in our children's group while we were there. His first wife, Charolette, died of cancer several years ago and she was an active part of CACB and FBC. Dennis has remarried to Barbara and we met her for the first time this trip and she was such a nice person. Dennis has also been a part of CACB since the 9o's.

The director of CACB is Johyne Horton who was a bi-vocational pastor as well as a high school teacher for many years.

He is an awesome man of God and one that is easy to love as soon as you meet him. After retiring from school, Johyne felt led to make CACB his full time ministry so now they work year round with volunteers from 19 different churches, assisting churches with building projects so that those churches can spend more of their money ministering to the lost. His wife Bit came for 2 weeks and I also fell in love with her also. They live in McCalla, AL. I really hate I didn't get a picture of Bit or a better picture of Johnye......

This is Glenn and Ginger Blake......

Glenn is the contractor over the projects or the "main man " that gives instructions and makes sure everything is done properly on the worksite. Ginger works alongside Bit in making sure all meals are provided and boy can they cook!! Glenn and Ginger stayed all 4 weeks and they live in Woodstock, AL. I love this couple...they are so precious to us!!

This is Billy and Alyce Hubbard and they are from Vance, AL. They also stayed the whole time and are very hard workers. We fell in love with this couple as well and Mike even preached at Billy's church this past Sunday night while we were in Alabama......

The last two are Jimbo Rice and his mother Peggy. They stayed all 4 weeks as well and if was their first time to be here for the whole project. Jimbo's wife and children came the first week but had to get back. Jimbo constantly cracked us up!

We enjoyed getting to see all our new friends Sunday night as they came out to Billy's church to hear Mike preach, and then took us out to eat afterwards. They all LOVED Colorado and say they are all coming back for a vacation soon.

Here is an updated picture of the new add-on.....

It's up to the church family now to finish and they are currently working on tiling the floors. Not many are showing up to help so it may still be a while before we get to use it. Landscaping issues outside with parking have to be completed also before moving in. It's looking good and now we need God to send us some children to fill it up!