Alabama "Campers on Mission" "As We Go" Isaiah 6:8

Corinth Baptist Church --- Hosford, Florida

2011-03-26T15:39:00.000-05:00

The Corinth Baptist Church project was led by the Florida COM; the project leaders were Don Ridgeway and Howard Newberry. The project started early November and we joined at the first of January. This was a start to finish project; the first one we have worked on. The only part of project that was handled by outside contractors was the HVAC and the suspended ceiling COM did the rest. When we arrived all the framing was complete with some rough in electrical and plumbing. I worked mostly on electrical wiring and hanging light fixtures with some painting and other construction tasks. The ladies worked the puppet ministry at local special needs school and nursing homes as well as at the church. Puppet ministry was led by Kathy Whigham. we got to work with some of our Alabama COM members as well as Florida and Georgia COM. The church should be able to move in to the new building by their homecoming the middle of May. I have included some pictures of the church below:

First Chistmas as Fulltimers!!

2010-12-26T10:36:00.002-06:00

This was our first Christmas in the motor home since we went full time in March of this year. I know that I have been lax in posting new information on our blog but will try to do better in the coming year. This may be why Santa didn't leave me any presents under the tree or it may have been because the tree was so small there wasn't any room? Just kidding we had a great Christmas with our family and church; lots food and parties; we even got about three inches of snow on Christmas morning. We have cleared all the furniture and personal stuff out of our town house and we are now trying to lease it since we have not had any luck selling it; boy did we have the stuff!! We leave for our first project in Hosford,Florida on the first of January; I will post a blog about the project after we have been there for a while.

We wish everyone a "Happy and Prosper New Year"

On the road to Quincy, Florida

2010-04-15T18:39:00.000-05:00

We leave on Friday for our next church building project should be there til late June.

Ocanside Community Church

2010-04-04T14:58:00.000-05:00

Updated pictures of the first church project we worked with Alabama Campers on Mission. We were fortunate enough to be here on Easter Sunday; this is the first time we had seen the completed church. Our work group donated 3 of the stain windows in the sanctuary and as you can see they are beautiful!

Shiloh Baptist Church

2010-03-30T09:15:00.016-05:00

Out last project was at Shiloh Baptist Church located in Hartford, Al. Shiloh Baptist is a growing church and filled with the Spirit and has lots of young people in it. This was a great project; we had a large group working and the church was so supportive and thankful for us being there. We hung lots of drywall and built some wood stud walls; some of the drywall hanging was difficult because of the weight of the 12 foot long sheets and the height it was hung at. The church fed us dinner every evening and it was great; I think we all put on weight.

On The Road to Hartford, Al. Project

2010-03-04T20:17:00.001-06:00

We are on our way to our first Campers on Mission project for the year. We will be helping to build a new sanctuary for Shiloh Baptist Church located in Hartford, Alabama. When we left home our house was put on the market so as soon as it sells we will be "Full-timers". We will be on the road till we get the call that house has sold then we will have to go back to Madison, Al and deal with that. Will be posting a little more often now.

Bump In The Road

2010-02-08T18:42:00.002-06:00

Well we are supposed to be on a project with Campers on Missions in Clayton, Alabama starting today but God had other plans for us. My wife Nancy had to have surgery which put a delay in our start for this year; praise the LORD everything went well and she is on her way to recovering. The older I get the more I realize that everything happens for a reason; it just happened that our motor home needed some repairs to the chassis at factory in Michigan. The good folks at Spartan Chassis came and picked it up and will be delivering it back to us later this week. We should be on our next project starting the first of March in Hartford, Alabama we will be helping to build a new church there. We had so much support from our church Mount Zion Baptist and our Alabama Campers on Missions. The thoughts and the prayers sustained us during the uncertain time and for that we will be forever grateful.

GOD is GOOD!! Always

Big Decision

2010-01-01T08:35:00.002-06:00

Well we have finally made the "BIG" decision to go fulltime ; after much waying of the pros and cons the pros won. So when we leave on the 15th of this month the townhouse will be on the market. We are eager to see what GOD has in store for us as we start this new adventure. We will keep all posted on our progress with this decision.

Oneida Baptist Institute 2009

2009-10-24T15:41:00.003-05:00

This was our second time that we were able to go to the Oneida Baptist Institute located in Oneida, KY. We had a very large group of Alabama Campers on Missions; a total of 86 workers. Most of the pictures I am posting are of the Wednesday night gospel sing at Oneida Baptist Church; some of our group always share and minster to the local church members with songs. This group of various campers is coordinated by Billy Mims a very gifted singer and musician. We really had mostly cool and rainy weather while we were there this year and as you can see by the pictures of our campground it got very muddy at the end of two weeks. We had to pull two campers out of the mud this year. We worked on lots of different projects this year including pouring a large concrete pad to be used as a compost area. Some of our group wired and hung lights in a large warehouse; others made foot lockers for the students to store the personal items. Another group worked on a staff house off campus doing various repairs; others worked on removing concrete and digging a large ditch around the pool so that the plumbing could be replaced. We also finished the enclosure at the silo on the farm; this was left over from last year. The ladies worked in the thrift shop, some did sewing and others worked in the craft shop and some worked in the Anderson House removing siding and making temporary covers for the windows. Others did painting and various other tasks. The Anderson House is an ongoing project that we have worked on for several years. Our leader for this project was Wilton Whigam; Wilton stepped in when Jake Carrol was unable to go because of some health issues that needed to be addressed.

Farmington Baptist Conference Center

2009-06-24T18:32:00.004-05:00

This is our most recent project located in Farmington, Maine. On this project we did much needed maintenance on the center. We did all kinds of repairs on the various buildings including the new kitchen and dining room building. We did plumbing repairs including fixing the septic tank pumps and reconecting broken drainage hose. Much needed repairs and upgrades to the RV electric system were done. New doors were installed on one of the bunkhouses and a new wall was installed in one building. One bunkhouse had to be jacked up and new supports installed under it. The ladies cleaned the kitchen and all of the bunkhouses as well as making new curtains for some of the buildings. They also did crafts and a puppet show for the children of the church. Bob and Carolyn White were the project leaders.

Liberty Church Arab Alabama

2009-06-24T14:02:00.006-05:00

This was our third project for the year; Liberty Church is located in Arab, Al which is very close to our home in Madison, Al. This allowed us to go to our home church Mt. Zion Baptist Church located in Monrovia, AL. On this project we did most of the rough-in wiring and we hung sheet rock on most all of the walls both upstairs and down. This was a large project and we did not have a lot of campers; however we got quite a bit done. Aubra and Faye Gable were the project leaders.

Dowling Park Baptist Church

2009-06-24T13:34:00.008-05:00

This was our second project for the year; when we arrived on the job site the metal building was not quite finished but we started anyway. On this project we almost completely framed the inside walls and did most of the rough-in electrical. Our campsite area was also used as a horse pasture so we had to be careful were we stepped. I appropriately named our campground Dowling Park Resort campground. The ladies did crafts and also the puppet ministry at several retirement homes and during a special night service at the church. We had a great cook-out to celebrate three of our camper's members birthday. Wilton and Kathy Whigham were the project leaders for this project.

Camp Baldwin Baptist Camp

2009-05-02T18:47:00.007-05:00

This was our first project for 2009 we worked the month of January; it was not supposed to be but as GOD often does when HE closes one door HE opens another. On this project we help construct a new addition to the campground building. We added a meeting room and two bathrooms as well as a laundry room. We also built a bunch of benches near the dining room. We also help start the construction of large meeting room to one of the existing buildings. Wilton and Kathy Whigham were the project leaders for this project.

Oneida Baptist Institute Project 2008

2008-12-08T15:39:00.000-06:00

This was a special annual project that is lead by Jake Carrol; he has been doing this project for many years. Please check out the web page link for information about this great Bible school and community. This was the first time that we had come on this project and I am sure we will make this an annual one for us. We had a great time; there were at least 80 who worked on this project. We did demo work and maintenance on existing buildings; also work was done in thrift store and various other areas of need.

Check out the OBI website for more information:

http://www.oneidaschool.org/

Campers on Mission Website Info:

http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224426/k.B0A3/Campers_on_Mission.htm

Yellowstone Baptist College Billings,Mt.

2008-12-07T21:22:00.000-06:00

We spent three weeks of sheetrock mudding and sanding; the hardest work I have ever done. Reminded me of the "Karate Kid" wax on wax off; the ladies even helped with the sanding and mudding. When we left walls were almost ready for painting. We had a great time and got to do some additional traveling and site seeing on the way out and back.

Website:
http://www.yellowstonebaptist.edu/index.html

Campers on Mission website info:
http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224426/k.B0A3/Campers_on_Mission.htm

Satellite Beach, Fl. Project

2008-12-07T14:36:00.000-06:00

This was the first project Nancy and I worked on; this church had been infested with wood boring beetles and had to be completely stripped on the inside. All new roof trusses and roof had to be installed. We worked on this project for about 2 and half months; this project is the one that got us hooked on "Campers on Mission". We saw GOD working in this church on a daily basis and we just connected with all the members of the church. We plan to go back next January and visit the finished church and renew our friendships with the members and the Pastor Ross Rowland.

Web Site:

http://www.oceansidecommunitychurch.org/

Earl Trent Project

2008-12-02T20:41:00.000-06:00

Baptist camp in Florence,AL. that we helped enlarge the dining room and and add a couple of small additions. The additions included hand-cap bathrooms and a new pantry.

Florence Project

Restoration Ranch

2008-11-30T16:13:00.000-06:00

Our work team

Picture of new dining room

Picture of kitchen/dining room

Another picture of current kitchen/diningroom

Our latest project with "Campers on Mission" located in Tuscumbia, Al. The Ranch is a non profit Faith based recovery program for drug/alcohol abuse; there is no charge to anyone seeking help with recovery. Their web site is missionteens.com; please check it out. We helped start building a new kitchen/dining room for the ranch. The old one is in sore need of replacing as you can see from the pictures.

Website:

http://www.missionteens.com/Home.html