I'm sitting outside right now enjoying the warm weather. We have had 2 weeks of great weather to work in. We completed getting the roof off of the chicken house. Now the men are taking down the rafters and the steel tresses. This week, while they do that, the women will be assigned to work in another building.
Last Saturday the 5 team members went to Little Rock (about an hour away) to do some sight-seeing. We went to Central High School where there is a small museum dedicated to the "Little Rock 9" who crossed the protest lines to integrate the school in 1957. very interesting. My leaders attended school there at that time, and gave a lot of insight. We then rode a trolley around part of the city and went to Heifer International Headquarters. It is designed to be one of the 'greenest' buildings. Across the street is Clinton Library. We spent time in both.
Last Sunday we all went to Mt. Eagle to join the Arkansas NOMADS at their reunion. They are staying there a week to do some work at that UM Conference Retreat Center. I even knew 2 of the couples, because I had worked with them at separate projects. The retreat center is a beautiful setting on a bluff above a river. Many of their trees were broken because of the ice storm last winter and in need of clean-up.
This Friday I was able to join the Heifer Ranch crew in their chicken killing. slaughter, however you want to put it. I didn't do the killing, but helped pick pin feathers. Quite and operation- as all the farmers out there know. I don't think I'll post those pictures.
This weekend I stayed on the Ranch while the other team members went off in separate ways to do some things. I did some paper work and walked around the Ranch, enjoying all the sights.
One more week here.
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