The first day in South Caicos was filled with figuring things out and building trusses. The second day the crew probably accomplished the most of any day there. They were really pumped!
Here they are finishing one of the last trusses.
Jonathan grabs the front of the truss, and several other men take their places behind him, and into the church they go! They had to tip the heavy trusses to get them to fit inside the door.
Once inside, the trusses were lifted by several guys to others who were waiting on the walls.
I had a few minutes to watch one truss go up before going back inside to help. It was totally amazing watching this crew work together! Above, the truss is being lifted, and below it is starting to get shoved on up straight with hands and long boards to hold it in place. Not one truss fell, though some nearly did!
The men had hoped to find a crane, but couldn't, so they put the trusses up themselves!
Two guys are pushing the truss up the rest of the way with long 2x4's while three other guys catch it and get it set in place.
After lunch, what happened was a team nap!
Jonathan caught this on camera!
Jonathan finds it easier to stay up and not fall asleep in the middle of the day (except on Sunday) rather than trying to wake up and get going again, but he appreciated quiet down time, too.
Taking a break in the heat was a wise decision.
Naps are part of team work. They are not unspiritual, and neither is taking a break, taking a sabbatical, taking time off for rest, recuperation, couple time, family time, or each other, or taking time to rest a while with God.
Naps are part of team work. They are not unspiritual, and neither is taking a break, taking a sabbatical, taking time off for rest, recuperation, couple time, family time, or each other, or taking time to rest a while with God.
That way, the team kept going. Back into the heat of the day they went, armed with ice and water bottles and pitcher and elecrolytes and gatorade powder and head wraps.
There was lots of banter, teasing and ribbing, and Dave Holderbaum kept everyone on their toes. If anyone dared to be standing around, he would find a job for them if Jonathan hadn't already!
Team work accomplishes so much.
People driving by were looking and looking. Other people stopped and came to see. Others we met at stores or shops or where we went to try to get water would tell us that they had seen what was going on and couldn't believe how fast it was going! Marilyn said that they are used to any project taking weeks and weeks.
But this is what happens when you have a team that has a goal and the skills and energy and will to do it, and when God is with you!
I loved this scene below.
Team work accomplishes so much.
Before the day was out, the trusses were nearly all set!
People driving by were looking and looking. Other people stopped and came to see. Others we met at stores or shops or where we went to try to get water would tell us that they had seen what was going on and couldn't believe how fast it was going! Marilyn said that they are used to any project taking weeks and weeks.
But this is what happens when you have a team that has a goal and the skills and energy and will to do it, and when God is with you!
I loved this scene below.
And this one! I'm all for action snaps!
I like people scenes, and I like action!
I didn't see any of the team lording it over the others, though there was plenty of ribbing and goading and teasing. Teams work well when each one has a servant mindset. Dave Holderbaum was one to keep everyone working hard, but he also has such a soft heart that tears sprang quickly to his eyes as soon as Marilyn began to try to thank everyone on the last night together.
When you are part of a team, there is no room for the idea that you are some sort of top dog.
Even if you are the leader, you can't act like some sort of entitled king whom everyone must bow to and worship and treat special. Just because you are the mom or the dad, the teacher or the pastor, the missionary or the boss--just because you are the one in authority who tells this one "Do this," and he does it, and "Go there," and he goes, doesn't mean you are the greatest or that you can demand compliance at all times.
Even if you are the leader, you can't act like some sort of entitled king whom everyone must bow to and worship and treat special. Just because you are the mom or the dad, the teacher or the pastor, the missionary or the boss--just because you are the one in authority who tells this one "Do this," and he does it, and "Go there," and he goes, doesn't mean you are the greatest or that you can demand compliance at all times.
Teamwork in Christ's kingdom means we are all servants, and we observed that with this wonderful crew.
Toward the end of the day, most of the trusses were up.
Toward the end of the day, most of the trusses were up.
The next morning, the gable end truss went up.
Then other work began.
Several guys started "tying" in hurricane straps. Not sure exactly how to describe that,
but here you can see the metal "clips" that they attach to the trusses and the board or concrete wall.
Jonathan figures that once the church is completed, it will probably be designated by the island as a hurricane shelter in the future.
Jonathan figures that once the church is completed, it will probably be designated by the island as a hurricane shelter in the future.
The guys built the gables.
By the end of the third day I believe it was, the plywood was on the roof.
Part of the gable being carried to the church by John Holderbaum, Dave's son, whom Jonathan recently asked to become his assistant to get crews together.
John did a fabulous job this first time around of putting together a wonderful, hardworking crew with a real team mindset.
Ready for the metal roofing.
I enjoyed getting this picture with tropical foliage in the foreground.
More pictures coming!
Today I was trying to catch up on checking school work and making decisions about outdoor projects but I need to sit down sometimes!
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