Thank You Brannon Friends Volunteers

Y'all built a porch, painted a trailer, and put a new roof on a house...
...all in only two and a half days.

Thanks for all your hard work. 

You've made a big difference in our community.

Jonathan, Kathy, Bobby (homeowner), Katie, Edna, Stefanie, Joyce, Laura

Nancy (homeowner), Lyndsey, Stefanie, Dwight, Will, Dan, Katie, Bryce

Edna, Jonathan, Janie (homeowner), Sterling, Garrett, Joe, Nickolas, Zach, Phil

Work Week Volunteers

Let's Also Shingle A Roof!

Stefani cuts shingles down to size

(f-b) Bryce, Lyndsey, Dwight, Katie, Dan

                            

Will and Tim

Lyndsey, Bryce, Dan, Katie, Dwight, Stefanie, Will
(bottom to top, left to right)



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And Let's Build A Porch!

Sterling saws off part of a post

and Phil (left picture) and Zach (right picture) dig holes for the posts

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Let's Paint A House

We've begun work on this week's projects: the porch to build, the house to paint, and the roof to shingle. We should finish the house tomorrow; the porch and roof should be done by Wednesday afternoon. Please keep all staff and volunteers in your prayers, that we may be able to accomplish much and stay safe. Thank you.

Stefanie paints the rafters

as Jonathan and Laura work on the trim

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Welcome to Work Week

Welcome to Work Week! We have five volunteers from Brannon Friends Meeting. We have three projects for them to work on: a porch to build, a house to paint, and a roof to shingle. Our speaker this week is Stefanie; she is from South Fork Friends and NC State's campus pastor. Stefanie will build upon our theme of the "Narrow Road". Here are pictures from our time of worship:

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Goodbye Sports Camp... Hello Work Week

We've said goodbye to our Sports Camp volunteers
and now await our new volunteers for Work Week...

Y'all made Sports Camp a big success,

thank you

Sports Camp Slideshow

SOUL 2010-- Sports Camp
from MOWA Choctaw Friends Center on Vimeo.

Water Day!

Sports Camp came to an end today with Water Day

Say hello to our campers :-)

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Volleyball!

We taught volleyball skills:
serve, set, spike.

More Volleyball Pictures

Football!

What sports camp would be complete without a day of football?

(...especially a sports camp in Alabama!)

So today began with drills and came to an end with flag football.

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And Sports Camp Has Begun

Our volunteers got here Saturday. SOUL staff led ice breakers (a maze scavenger hunt and a game of Ninja) so staff and volunteers could get to know each other. After a snack, we had a time of worship. Our speaker this week is Sarah, of Poplar Ridge Friends; songs are led by Bryce, Christopher, Edna, Lyndsey, and Will. Sunday, we split into teams so we could represent the Center at each area church: Oak Hill, Mt. Moriah, Liberty Baptist, and Fairford Free Christian. That afternoon, we did a flyer blitz of the neighborhood for Sports Camp. SOUL staff led another round of games meant to promote teamwork among the volunteers. Our day came to an end with a time of worship.
And now that it's Monday... Sports Camp has begun :-)

Today, we taught the kids basic basketball skills. We had four stations set up so the kids could learn to dribble, pass, shoot, and play defense. Before lunch was practice, after lunch were half court and then full court basketball games. We also taught basic cheers; the cheerleaders gave a good show in the afternoon.

Sports Camp has gotten off to a fantastic start...
...check later for pictures and more updates!

SOUL Kicks Off...

...tomorrow!
With the arrival of four teams from Back Creek Friends Meeting, Centre Friends Meeting, Concord Friends Meeting, and South Fork Friends Meeting, SOUL will be all set to kick off this summer's programs. Up first is Sports Camp, where community youth will learn basic sports drills as they also learn to follow God on "the Narrow Road".

Please continue to keep the staff, the volunteers, and the community in your prayers.

MOWA Choctaw in June

 Hello, this is Ally.

Summer may be upon us, but the Center is still full of activity. Two weekends ago, we had a brunch in celebration of the men in the community. We've had the computer lab open each day to help maintain skills throughout the summer months. We've also set aside time in the afternoons three days a week to show a movie to the neighborhood kids. And SOUL staff have spent their last two weeks in preparation their first program week, Sports Camp.

Below are pictures of the last two weeks at the Center:

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