Hey everypeoples!
The J-House and I went to Berea for the Spoonbread Festival tonight, and I wanted to give you a quick look at what that is, and say hi!
mike
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Another Day on the Roof
Boom Shaka-laka!
So, today is Thursday, but this vlog was recorded on Wednesday, and it was a crazy day at that! I don't have much to speak about, except to tell you that the wasp nests in the video were bigger than your fully opened hand. Scary!
Take care everyone,
mike
So, today is Thursday, but this vlog was recorded on Wednesday, and it was a crazy day at that! I don't have much to speak about, except to tell you that the wasp nests in the video were bigger than your fully opened hand. Scary!
Take care everyone,
mike
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Saturday Frolfin'
Hey hey hey!
Today was a good, relaxing day. I slept in nice and late, got up and made some sweet leftover pancakes, and then went frolfing with Chris. Afterwards, he, Monica and I went to church at St. Claire's in Berea, and they had some cool people from Indiana who were actually originally from Bethlehem. They act as a non-profit distributor for souveniers made by Christians living in the Holy Land, and they sell goods made out of olive wood from there. I got some sweet things for from them, cause I'm all in support of things like that: 2 small crucifixes, a cross that spells out JESUS, and 2 rosaries made out of olive wood. After that, it was back to the J-house for football and Reds, and here I am!
Hope everyone's having good times wherever you are, and keep in touch! Hit me up in the comments with your lives, what you wanna see from me, and any other suggestions or questions!
Peace,
mike
Today was a good, relaxing day. I slept in nice and late, got up and made some sweet leftover pancakes, and then went frolfing with Chris. Afterwards, he, Monica and I went to church at St. Claire's in Berea, and they had some cool people from Indiana who were actually originally from Bethlehem. They act as a non-profit distributor for souveniers made by Christians living in the Holy Land, and they sell goods made out of olive wood from there. I got some sweet things for from them, cause I'm all in support of things like that: 2 small crucifixes, a cross that spells out JESUS, and 2 rosaries made out of olive wood. After that, it was back to the J-house for football and Reds, and here I am!
Hope everyone's having good times wherever you are, and keep in touch! Hit me up in the comments with your lives, what you wanna see from me, and any other suggestions or questions!
Peace,
mike
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Finally! Mike does some work!
Hooray!
I've finally remembered to both:
1) take my camera to a jobsite
and
2) film with it while there!
In this post, you'll see us working on Steve's house. It was built by another non-profit in Kentucky, but it was put together rather shoddily and with whatever materials were available to them at the time (we surmised). That being the case, the windows we were putting in were actually too big for the window holes, so we had to cut them down to get them to fit. Also, the existing windows were both screwed AND glued in (which you're NOT supposed to do), and made for a heck of a time trying to get the windows out. By the time I got around to filming, we had all the windows out and were getting ready to put the last 2 in, while Bobby and Ross put the finishing touches on the windows already in.
Enjoy!
mike
I've finally remembered to both:
1) take my camera to a jobsite
and
2) film with it while there!
In this post, you'll see us working on Steve's house. It was built by another non-profit in Kentucky, but it was put together rather shoddily and with whatever materials were available to them at the time (we surmised). That being the case, the windows we were putting in were actually too big for the window holes, so we had to cut them down to get them to fit. Also, the existing windows were both screwed AND glued in (which you're NOT supposed to do), and made for a heck of a time trying to get the windows out. By the time I got around to filming, we had all the windows out and were getting ready to put the last 2 in, while Bobby and Ross put the finishing touches on the windows already in.
Enjoy!
mike
A relaxin' Jackson afternoon...
Yo yo peeps,
I put together a little video on the afternoon of the Sunday of the week after disaster relief, which would have been the 7th of September. A little reflection, a little exposition, and a lot of boring. Check it out!
mike
I put together a little video on the afternoon of the Sunday of the week after disaster relief, which would have been the 7th of September. A little reflection, a little exposition, and a lot of boring. Check it out!
mike
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Pallet Tossing!
Hey all,
As long as youtube cooperates and I find some free time, there should be a few updates coming pretty quick these next few days, and hopefully we'll continue at that pace from here on out! In this installment, Ryan and I got bored at 3am during disaster relief, and decided to invent a new sport! Hope you all think it's awesome, cause we both did!
mike
As long as youtube cooperates and I find some free time, there should be a few updates coming pretty quick these next few days, and hopefully we'll continue at that pace from here on out! In this installment, Ryan and I got bored at 3am during disaster relief, and decided to invent a new sport! Hope you all think it's awesome, cause we both did!
mike
Friday, September 5, 2008
Disaster Relief
Hello there internet world and friends,
So these posts aren't coming as frequently as I'd like, but again, I'm renewing my efforts and hoping that'll change! Just to update you shortly since my last post, camp is officially over and I've started working with the housing arm of CAP. My job is basically to go around to people's homes who need repair work done and do it for them! In my 3 weeks on the job, I've replaced a LOT of windows, finished roofing a porch, replaced some doors, built a back porch/balcony (there ya go Aaron), and cleaned out the storage barn where we keep our supplies.
Currently, however, I'm working Disaster Relief in Louisville, KY. Basically, whenever there is a disaster that affects an Appalachian state, CAP may get a call for assistance. It just so happens that Louisville is one of the evacuation sites for the victims of Hurricane Gustav, and CAP was asked to drive their shower trailer to the city to offer showers to the evacuees, and also to help with laundry. The shower trailer is a converted tractor trailer that has 10 showers installed inside. Basically, you drive it up, hook up some water and power, and presto, showers! My job has been to clean out the showers each time someone finishes and prepare it for the next person. We've been running the trailer 24/7 since we got here on Saturday night before Labor Day, and I've been here since Labor Day working. It's been REALLY tiring, but rewarding as well because I've gotten to meet some AMAZING people.
So, in closing, here's a video of the shower trailer and myself, and hopefully you'll start to see more regular posts from down here showing you what my work is like!
Love you all, keep safe!
mike
So these posts aren't coming as frequently as I'd like, but again, I'm renewing my efforts and hoping that'll change! Just to update you shortly since my last post, camp is officially over and I've started working with the housing arm of CAP. My job is basically to go around to people's homes who need repair work done and do it for them! In my 3 weeks on the job, I've replaced a LOT of windows, finished roofing a porch, replaced some doors, built a back porch/balcony (there ya go Aaron), and cleaned out the storage barn where we keep our supplies.
Currently, however, I'm working Disaster Relief in Louisville, KY. Basically, whenever there is a disaster that affects an Appalachian state, CAP may get a call for assistance. It just so happens that Louisville is one of the evacuation sites for the victims of Hurricane Gustav, and CAP was asked to drive their shower trailer to the city to offer showers to the evacuees, and also to help with laundry. The shower trailer is a converted tractor trailer that has 10 showers installed inside. Basically, you drive it up, hook up some water and power, and presto, showers! My job has been to clean out the showers each time someone finishes and prepare it for the next person. We've been running the trailer 24/7 since we got here on Saturday night before Labor Day, and I've been here since Labor Day working. It's been REALLY tiring, but rewarding as well because I've gotten to meet some AMAZING people.
So, in closing, here's a video of the shower trailer and myself, and hopefully you'll start to see more regular posts from down here showing you what my work is like!
Love you all, keep safe!
mike
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