If you've been reading our blogs or looking at the photos, you may realize there are some on our team that are unfamiliar to you.  Here are some things we've learned about our new teammates this week.

Clint and Jeremy Cole --- Clint and Jeremy are father and son.  Clint works with Jack Morrow.  Clint learned about this mission through their interaction at work.  They had not had the opportunity to be on mission together and asked if they could work with us.  They have both been wonderful additions to our team. 

Jeremy is 17 and fits in with our youth perfectly.  In fact, some on the Missouri team thought he had been with our youth group for years!  Jeremy has been in the middle of every b-ball game played this week.  He's made some good moves, but has also been "schooled" by a few of the local boys!  He's also been a leader on the Stain Squad as they have now completely finished staining and poly-ing the kitchen cabinetry.

We're all still trying to grasp the concept that Clint is the 18th out of 19 children in his family!  He's shared stories about his family that have kept is intrigued and in stitches.  His willing spirit and unending talents have served well in PS.  I bet Clint never imagined he would be a b-ball referee while on mission!  Many years ago his family lived in Louisiana.  When this was learned the "Louisiana Night" chefs were sweating a little.  Fortunately for them, he gave their gumbo and jumbalaya high marks!  (The bread pudding was such a hit that it has been fixed a 2nd time this week!)

Julia Nixon --- Julia is a senior adult leader at River Road Church.  She participates in the sewing guild that meets monthly in the HRBC multi-purpose room.  While walking through the Wallis bldg, she noticed the GO Information Center.  She browsed through the literature and saw the info about our Port Sulphur partnership.  She asked about participating on mission with us.  Now she is thinking about leading a team from her church back to Port Sulphur in the late fall! 

Julia has been a huge asset in many of our projects.  She has experience in drywall work, painting and staining.  We've also learned that she's willing to learn anything. 

As you know, there are several "seasoned" members on our team.  However, we have quite a few first-timers!!  Randy & Becky Camden, Donna Hadley and Michael Watkins are all new to Ends of Earth mission experiences.  The cool things is that you would never know it.  None of them have been standing around waiting for instruction.  You also must know that Donna wasn't even thinking about coming to PS with us until the night of team meeting.  She came to the meeting as Carter's mom, since he was coming with us.  By the end of the meeting, she said she felt called to serve with this team!  And what a wonderful asset she's been.  She felt the call and acted on it.  We're sure she's been blessed for it.

Be sure to watch for upcoming testimonies and reports from these, and other, team members.  Thanks again for reading our blogs.  We love sharing our adventure with you!