Camp Sumatanga, Gallant, Alabama -9/26 to 10/15/2020

We arrived at Camp Sumatanga in Gallant, Alabama on Saturday, 9/26.  The camp has been closed since March, 2020 due to Covid 19 so there is not a lot of money for repairs that NOMADS usually handle on these projects but there is still a lot of work.

There were briars and saplings to be removed,

a lot of generalized trimming

grass 

 and leaves to be cut.

Trimming everywhere

on the grounds

to be hauled away

and cleanup from the cutting.

Some worked on repairing the playground,

others cleared & removed rotted fence that was no longer needed.

Rain interfered so we all headed to one of the cabins at the pool camp to clean and paint all the walls

which meant moving all the beds

to the center of the rooms.

Everyone got a chance to paint,

one place,

or another,

or another.

After that job was over, and the rain cleared, we were told that a wedding was planned at

the Chapel which is on top of the mountain overlooking the camp.

The road into the Chapel was totally overgrown so we were asked to "open it up".

Some trimmed,

some mowed,

others cut trees

and bushes.

The wedding is over so we picked up the chairs from the chapel and moved onto the final project which was to clean up

the labyrinth across the lake.

It needed a lot of attention

and a lot of hand work was involved

but it started to look better.

Some worked on creating

a sign for it.

The 

final

product.  

Our work here for this year is done.

Weeks 2 & 3, Odem First UMC, Texas

At the beginning of the second week in Odem at Gracie's house, the team painted the siding that was installed previously by the other team.

Sandy painted from the ladder

and Sam painted from the scaffold.

Stel and Dave removed the old storm door

and added framing & trim for the new door

which included replacing rotted  supports between floor joists and a trip under the house.

Lou continued repairing/replacing electrical

Suzanne and Judy planned and placed starter strips for the siding,

Sam replaced the locks on the front door to match the locks on the side door.

After finishing the storm door, Dave and Stel prepped the front for siding trim.

Sam & Sandy helped Jodi with painting the siding in prep for installation,

and Lou began installing window trim on the east side while Sam helped Judy and Suzanne install the siding.

Next day, Lou, Sam, Sandy & Suzanne continued siding installation

and Judy joined Dave & Stel to install the front.

The team on the east are reaching the limit for ladders

so they began moving the scaffold from the west

by creating a trail over the sand.

Then they put it to use.

Dave and Stel have created a "scaffold" using ladders and 2x10's.

There was a delay in the siding installation to replace the mailbox that one of us (not Jodi or me) ran over on the way home yesterday.

Now that's fixed and we get back to work.

Dave and Stel created another scaffold for the high places

but extra safety measures are sometimes needed.

Sam installs the last piece on the east

and Jodi continues to paint siding.

Sam, Suzanne and Sandy are caulking seams

and painting where needed.

While Judy and Dave cut the next pieces,

Stel paints the facia that we installed last year.

Lou installs a new support post for the air conditioner

and at the end of the 3rd week, the siding installation is complete.