First Work Day

Here is the group before we headed over to Harrisburg. Don't we look chipper!?

Once we arrived in Harrisburg we got to work on a roof; collecting old shingles and putting them in a dumpster and brushing off old shingles as well.

After an hour of work we went back to the Dorrisville Baptist Church and continued our festivities. Examples include basketball, volleyball and Uno!

Overall, fun day and we all can't wait for tomorrow! :)

Our first night

McKinley group ready to go and meet the rest
of the Work Week Crew

We tried tonight to send you an introductory video, but without any luck.  Trust us when we say that we enjoyed making the video.  Our broadband connection was just too shaky to allow us to upload.  Imagine, if you will, 11 teenagers and a couple chaperones yelling "Hello" and waving wildly from the living room at Todd Hall:

• One youth and one adult from St George's Episcopal Church in Belleville, 
• One teenager from St Paul's Cathedral and three from St Luke's in Springfield, 
• One adult from Sparta, and 
• One chaperone plus six youth from McKinley Presbyterian in Champaign/Urbana.

We spent tonight getting to know each other and exploring the grounds at the Todd Hall Retreat Center.    "Catch Phrase" seems to be the game and app of choice.  All is quiet as we settle in, needing a good night's rest before rising early to travel to Harrisburg in the morning.  Goodnight, and we'll be sure to have pictures of everyone available for tomorrow's post!

UNBELIEVABLE! Home from Work Week only to discover that our video DID work!  Here it is:

Follow us as we travel to Harrisburg, IL for a week-long adventure and mission. This year's Diocese of Springfield's Annual Work Week will focus on tornado recovery. 





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On February 29, 2012, Harrisburg, IL was hit hard by a tornado and many lost their homes and their livelihood.
We will begin our work on Monday and continue through Thursday.  We do not know exactly what they will have us doing, but we will serve in whatever capacity is needed.  If the wifi cooperates for us in our homebase church, Dorrisville Baptist, then we will send updates each evening.

Image from http://thecityofharrisburgil.com/

We will also be following the comments that you send our way.  We thank you for your prayers, both for the well-being of the residents in Harrisburg, as well as for the many volunteers who have come and who will continue to come in order to assist with the efforts to rebuild.