Mission Trip to Dungannon - July 29 - Arthur Payne

Monday was the first day of work and the volunteers and they were all very excited but tired.  One of the work sites lead by Tanner Poole and Eddie Webster was actually at the  the DDC (Dungannon Development Center) and so they had a more relaxed morning than most, although they still had to work.  Their work at the DDC mostly consisted of 

Cleaning gutters, cool sealing the two shed roofs and replacing metal door frames. In order to cool seal the sheds, they had to get on the shed roofs with ladders and spread the liquid cool seal over the roof so that the sheds could be better protected from various forms of weather.  The purpose of trying to improve the DDC was so that if we made our living conditions better, we could better help others who needed it.  After the volunteers returned from their work sites they ate dinner and ended the evening with a reflection about baptism in Dungannon and a peaceful compline.

Mission trip to Dungannon - July 28 - Stanley Payne

After a hearty breakfast the volunteers had to choose one of three churches to visit, a baptist, a Methodist, or a catholic. Going to the churches gave the volunteers an outreach to the locals and a way to understand them. When the church session had ended, the volunteers set out to Jefferson National Park to swim in the small lake below the waterfall. As we came to the entrance, the volunteers had the choice of taking a 2 and a half mile scenic walk or drive up to the waterfall. The water was cold but refreshing. After the volunteers returned they started on the allocation of people at different job sites, the jobs mostly consisted of painting walls, replacing floors, cool sealing roofs and even constructing a stable for one group.

The evening concluded with a peaceful compline outside lit by flashlights.