Day 2 - The Day of Four Church Services

Dungannon has a thriving church community. Each teen selected and attended a service at one of the four local churches: United Methodist, Catholic, Freewill Baptist and First Baptist. All the church services were well received and there were a great number of comments about the Freewill Baptist.

After services, we put on our hiking shoes and bathing suits and headed for The Falls, a local watering hole featuring a 100 foot waterfall.  The teens had a great time getting wet and hiking.  This year, half of the group decided to hike a 2.7 mile trail from a trail head up to the falls.  There were a great many obstacles requiring the teens to climb over trees and negotiate rocks and boulders in the trails.  There was also a section of the trail that was overgrown and a short search party was dispatched to locate the proper trail. With the group linked up, the hike continued.  At the end of the hike, everyone met at The Falls for a cool swim below the thundering falls. Since this is a favorite of the locals, we joined in with 4 families for an afternoon of fun.

This evening was the first time we started to learn about the work sites. There appears to be a lot of great jobs in an around Dungannon and out in other rural areas. In the morning, teams will be assigned and the work will begin in earnest.

(Written by Clifton Poole)