weeks 2 and 3

my apologies to my lack of posts for those who desire to keep up with what has been going on with me in West Virginia! But much has been happening. Last week there were about 20 people and they were mainly families.
So pretty much most of two weeks ago I just played with their kids and the kids in the neighborhood while their parents worked. I got them involved where the kids could and they did great. I felt a little weird because I was mainly playing with kids all day, but I do love kids and it gave their parents a little break I believe and I was honored God used me in a way He saw fit. The place we stayed had air conditioning and was generally a much cooler week. We worked in a community called Bretz, a small community just outside of a city called Kingwood. There were about four projects in the community which all were done beautifully and even some bonus projects were done because the group worked so hard. The group was from a church South Jersey.

In the middle of that week i learned that a guy we had helped the last week found a job and had continued to go to church. I was thrilled, I have really felt God calling me to pray for this guy and so it was exciting news. Yet, over the last weekend I learned that on Saturday he tried to commit suicide. I was just in shock. I pastor who had been checking up on him whos name is George received a call from him on saturday telling him that he was about to hang himself and to tell his family and such bye for him. Pastor George was driving, hung up the phone really quick and called the police and told them what was going on because he was far away from his house. George then got back on the phone with him, heard the police knock down the door and the police cut the rope from his neck before he could jump down. This really impacted me. and still does. Since then the guy has been in the hospital under observation and just got to go back home and from what i just heard is doing well. I have seen God working in peoples lives here, especially in this guys in different ways. But obviously he has been deceived by the enemy. I see his situation and have said to myself, wow he is really messed up. I mean I'm glad i'm not him because he is so so lost. Really?? wow how much of a hypocrite i can be. There and things in my life i struggle with, now maybe the consequences for my actions are different, but we all struggle with things. I have been deceived by the enemy and if it was not for the power of the Holy Spirit I would still be trapped in those things.

I am excited to see what else is ahead and things I will learn. I will update you more on my thoughts about my time hear and this last week when I can, but i'm exhausted and there is much to do tomorrow before the next group comes! God Bless you all and may He be working in your hearts transforming them!!