Day 4: Today started off with a few of us going to the beach for a run. We knew it was supposed to be a rainy day, so we thought we would get in just a few more minutes of beach time.
We then went back to work for The Source. We first went to their thrift shop to see what they are doing there. Some of the ladies had some fun shopping and picked up a few gifts. We then headed to a property where they have a storage building. The facility was a rehabilitation center that was purchased for that reason, but currently the neighbors are holding up its use in litigation. So for now, it is a storage facility. They have just about everything someone would need to start a home. When someone from their program gets on their feet and gets their first home, The Source has all of this stuff so they can help them get started furnishing it. When we arrived, you could barely move around the place. When we left, everything was organized and the aisles were clear. Rob, the man we were working with, was so excited. We were also able to sort through and remove things that were just trash. He wanted to make sure that when he delivers furnishings, that they are worthy of a home and not just junk someone gave away.
Another thing we were able to do is take a lot of things that were just not selling at their thrift store and deliver it to Goodwill. We were supposed to throw it away, but there was a lot of quality stuff that we thought someone could use.
We finished early today because once again, the ladies were underestimated and they plowed through the work and finished everything Rob wanted to accomplish.
After getting back, some of the girls took a nap, some went shopping with Mrs. Vigneau and Mrs. Baker, and a few brave souls went to the beach in the rain and played volleyball. We had hoped to spend our last afternoon at the beach, but the weather did not cooperate. Those brave souls also braved to the storm surge and did a little swimming.
When we got back to the hotel we weren't sure if we were in a hurricane, a tornado, or just a storm. It was raining something fierce and there were tornado warnings in the area. We are fine and nothing came near us, but the wind and rain was coming down sideways and heavy. We went to dinner and it was raining so hard that the roof began to leak and we had the staff scrambling with buckets and trying to find us new seats. We had a blast though and our last meal together in Florida was a lot of fun.
I think we are all at the point where we are ready to go home, but are sad to be leaving. We have accomplished so much and had so much fun surfing(serving) together.
We head out early in the morning and we'll be home soon. Thank you all for your prayers and love. We could not have done any of this without you.
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