Work Camp the Final Work day!!!

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Steven Sesay
Well this week was one of the best experiences I have ever had.
I learned many things and also had a lot of fun. One of the best things I did this week was visiting Niagara Falls and working with a lot of cool people. I liked the falls because they were beautiful. Also I met a lot of new people, some I knew from church services and some I just met. I would totally do this AGAIN!!!!!!!

Chelsea Elliott
This week I was able to see multiple things during our work experience and back at the harvest house, as well as other places new traveled too. Things differed from a visit to Niagara Falls to spending a few hours in the basement smashing pots. Everyone put forth a huge effort no matter how big or small. If I was given the chance to do this again I would and I would also encourage others to join in on this.


Caroline Merritt
I am so glad I got to come back to Pittsburgh to go on this trip. It has been a great experience and I’ve met some really cool people. I got the chance to go to other work sites and help out another church. I had never been to Niagara Falls before and I’m glad Imp glad I got to go. I hope that I can come back next year for work camp. I think other people should come too because it is nice to see how we can easily help out others.


Megan Krebs
This was our last night on work camp. Although I am excited to come home and see my family (HI MOM!!!), I am sad to say goodbye to the seniors and to Mary, who if you don’t know is going to the Air Force next summer. I have met the most beautiful people on this trip. C.J. told us a story tonight about the little boy across the street who saw some one get shot in the face. This little boy is a true story of God’s work. We are so gracious to the people on this trip. They have opened their homes and hearts and community to us. I have learned so much this week from the symptoms of tetanus to leadership skills. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers throughout this week. I cannot wait to see everyone when we get home. Lots of Love, Megs

Amanda Bittner
This week has been absolutely amazing. I have been blessed to be able to work in a different place every day and therefore experience so much. Today I was fortunate enough to go with Pastor Angel to help set up for a revival that will happen tomorrow. When our group got there we met a group of women that volunteer for an organization in Dover, PA called New Life For Girls. New Life for Girls is a program for women who have experienced drug and alcohol problems and are now close to God and making changes in their lives. It was so incredible to pray with them because they would shout and clap and they were not afraid to show their love for God. This entire week has been so great and I have so much more to share. Thank you for all the prayers and God bless you all.

T-Money (Trevor Howell)
This week has been a totally rad week!!! I have had the pleasure to do God’s work for the past week and get a lot done. It has been a totally fun and amazing week for me. I worked on the roof for the whole week. At first it seemed like a very long and never ending job, but when the first day ended and we all saw the pace that we all worked at we saw that we could accomplish the roof with time to spare. The experience has bonded everyone together in a way unimaginable but was accomplished. I have had a great time and will definitely do it again. Baby Jesus rocks and is so cute in his little manger!!!!!!!!!!

Megan McCollum
Coming into this week I expected to do a lot of hard work and get very sore. When I got here I had a lot of fun working and really learned a lot. I made a lot of new friends and became a lot closer with my old ones. After this week I really feel a lot closer to God and I realized how much God could improve my life. I worked in a couple different places in the Asbury Shalom Zone. I worked in the basement, on the roof, and on the fourth floor. The roof was my favorite place to work. We got a lot done in a few days and had a lot of fun. I will definitely do work camp again and have just as much fun. This was my first real work camp and I loved it a lot. I can’t wait until next year’s work camp! J


Pat Angelici
At the beginning of this week I was really down with problems in my own life and was sick. I considered returning home but the holy sprit told me to tough it out and have more faith. This week there were good and bad times. I am glad I could help. It was worth it. I am glad have seen what I seen on this trip. And I hope to continue my spiritual journey.


Jenn Kidner
During this work camp I learned that work can actually be fun. Whenever I was working on the 4th floor, in the basement, and finally in the warehouse, I had fun knowing that I was helping other people in need. I basically knew everyone who was on this trip, but I did make a few new friends, who I became close with really fast. During the closing worship service, I felt as close to God as I’ve been in a very long time. I was going to leave this work camp because I missed being at home, but I’m so glad I stayed because I really learned a lot and had fun too.


Tyler Remington
On the first two days of working, I was on the roof doing demolition of the existing roof and laying plywood and insulation foam. This was really interesting because no one knew what it was going to be like. The roof had a low point which allowed water to accumulate in one spot causing the insulation to root, the tin roof to rust completely through, and the rubber roofing to be damp and moldy. We nearly finished the roof in these two days, but I was not able to complete it because I had acquired a heat rash which felt like needles going through my arms anytime something touched them. I asked to go to the basement but the basement crew went to another location to help. I was then placed on the third floor, at first I helped with the ceiling but we ran out of material so we started the dry wall and insulation. The dry wall was not hard to do but it took a lot of effort.

Sean Lewis and Jesse Cibella (the advisors)
So this was the first experience for both of us at being advisors for the youth group and we both learned a lot and really enjoyed ourselves. Sean worked on the third floor all week doing a little bit of everything including installing a ceiling and hanging drywall. Jesse was part of the roofing team that was able to tear up and completely fix a huge section of roof that had sunken and started to completely rust through. The roofing crew successfully tore up placed OSB board high density foam and two layers of rubber followed by the silver top coat to seal. Taking the reverse role for this trip was definitely an eye opener and a blessing on both of our lives. Who knows this could just be the first of many work camps that we are advisors for. We not only taught our family group, but we learned a lot from them as well.