Chris_Day 6

New Friends:
Jenn, Andy (Chris) Brian, Carla:
These are a few of the new friends Chris has made over the last week since arriving in Louisiana. The two men surrounding Chris spent 5 days mentoring him on work integrity, tool maintainance, interpersonal relations, construction and - - having fun.

Crisco: What happens when someone who is dear to you has their name used the same way over & over again?? "Chris go here", "Chris go there", "Chris go back to Home Depot again", Chris go take a water break", well, you end up with a fun new Nick-Name "Crisco". Truely a term of endearment given by the Compassion staff to someone they love.
This Week: Crisco is 'The Tool Man'. All other Compassion-staff have returned home after completing their 60-90-120 day assignments, except Mark Lewis, Jenn and Shawn & Danielle. They make the Core of the office staff. And of course, Vixie, the camp cook - or 'executive chef' who makes incredible meals possible from the tiny kitchen. Last week was Huge for Compassion and Trinity Church with over 120 work volunteer putting in over 4000 hours of labor. This week is a much lighter volunteer week, with only 56 people sleeping at the church. But that's good for Chris, because everything that happens in & around th tool sheds is 100% his responsibility. Hopefully that last week of training has paid off, and Chris knows where all the tools are.
. In these photos
we can see that complete Chaos has broken out at the tool shed. Thankfully in photo #2, Chris appears to have the situation under control. Actually photo #2 is a candid shot of Chris having some one to one time with his friend Andy. (click to enlarge photos)
Contact Crisco Here: katrinarelief@efca.org. Put Chris' name in the 'subject' line. Since I am unsure of Chris' schedule for checking his emails - or the availability of office computers, the office coordinator, Jenn, has agreed to retrieve and print out email messages for Chris. This way he will be sure to get them, and be encouraged by them. Being far from home alone for the first time, I imagine Chris can use a little encouragement every once in a while. Let's keep him encouraged!

I am honored and privilaged to keep this web update for Chris as he continues to serve the Lord in Louisiana. If you have any conversation or stories from Chris that you would like to share with everyone else who is reading this webspace, please email me.
Until next time, may the Lord Jesus bless you abundantly and keep you safe. -mark j