With the completion of the August project at Sunshine Bible Academy we have headed south once more. We lived in South Dakota long enough to know that in September it will freeze and in October it will snow. We will stop at the farm in Kansas for the "honey do" list from Sis.
Just a little sage advice to begin the blog.
During our August project we had great help from Les and Janet Turkelson. They were the only other Sowers to come to Sunshine this year while we were there. There were three more couples coming in September.
Our Oriel friend was there to help us along---
---and I should have known something was coming when there was such a corona around the moon.
Sure enough, the wind sent a dart through the cedar trees and snapped one clean off.
There was quite a bit of damage around the campus and we filled the truck three times with brush before we had it cleaned up.
Everyone got into the cleanup action---
---but after the work it was time to relax and spend quiet time with God.
Unfortunately, I didn't have quiet time as the fan in the Ranger went south before we were ready and I had to replace the fan resistor.
When you look at this wall what are your thoughts??? A mom let her teenage daughter decorate the wall.
After a good coat of primer---
---two coats in some places---
---then the cutting and finish coat and the wall was a wonderful off white again.
The ladies spent a good deal of time cleaning trophies to get them ready for the new trophy cases---
---They spent time cleaning flower beds---
---on both sides of the Chapel---
---and they spent a lot of time in the kitchen---
---mostly cleaning and getting ready for the returning students---
---but sometimes they spent time with the cooks cutting corn from the cob that a local farmer provided for the school.
Meanwhile, in order to get clear to the top of the Chapel bell tower, we had to rent a 55 foot reach bucket lift.
Eventually all of the loose paint was gone and the spraying began.
Just a few hours later the tower had a coat of primer and paint and was I glad.
We also put in a new drain for a dehumidifier which has bugged me for several years. Les is not getting ready to dump something on me, he is filling the drain spout with water to test the installation.
We also built doors for the "crows nest" and the concession stand on the football field.
Here we are testing one of the doors in the "crows nest" which is the place where the announcer will be to announce the football game plays.
They are quite a ways up in the air but it would be a great place from which to watch the game.
We constructed it so that the doors would open sufficiently so the announcer could see the whole field but still have protection from the elements. Remember, it will snow in South Dakota in October!
The lower section will be for the concession stand. When the door is opened it well also serve as a serving table.
The door will swing down and be supported by chains---
---and we added a note to make sure that there is someone outside to catch the door as it opens so that no one will be crushed with a falling door.
One other quick job was to build a new sill for the window in the back of the Chapel. The sill had rotted and fallen off allowing the cracked window to start slipping out.
When we got to the farm we were greeted by some of the locals---
---and we found that the pear trees had loads of pears on them---
---so we took the time to harvest some.
Who needs a picking bag if you have a tight belt and a tough shirt!
