Ready to Begin again

Friday was a short travel day for us: less than 100 miles.  We left southern Alabama for a quick loop around Mobile Bay and into Mississippi.  Our temporary address is Moss Point Mississippi which is just across the state line and almost on the Gulf of Mexico.  We are on the property of Caswell Springs United Methodist Church, in rural Jackson County, about 20 miles north of the Gulf.  We will be based here for the next 3 weeks, doing basic maintenance and household repairs for the needy throughout Jackson County.  This will be a change of pace for us, since we will be “commuting” to a variety of sites instead of walking down the hall or across the lawn, like our past projects.

We arrived here on Friday to join in a community fundraiser: a gumbo dinner followed by a talent show.  They had over 20 acts performing (singing, dancing, acting, etc).  It was a very enjoyable evening.  Saturday we did a little sightseeing back to the Gulf area, and some grocery shopping.  We will have to pack a lunch all week rather than return to the motorhome for meals.

Some of our members arrived yesterday and the last rig should be pulling in later today.  We will have a “get acquainted” meeting this evening and learn more about the work that is lined up for us.

Back here on the mainland, we are experiencing winter once again.  We actually had frost this morning, but that is somewhat rare here.  Our longer range forecast shows 40’s for lows and 60’s for highs, so we can put up with the rare frost.