Mark Ream

Oakdale Baptist Men helped Salvo build new homes and rebuild homes flooded out from Hurricane Irene last year. The Oakdale Baptist Men consisting of James Walston, Wayne Walston, Bill Lamm and myself went to Salvo and worked from Wednesday until Friday afternoon with the NCBM Salvo Rebuild Effort. We worked on 3 different jobs which included (1) moving furniture from an outbuilding to a home for an elderly lady, (2) removed existing outside trim board and replaced with new board, and (3) reconstructed a privacy fence (6x6) panels to enclose a property ( we worked 2 days on this one) and completed the reconstruction. We also had the opportunity to meet new friends and share the Gospel with all of the property owners and some other local residents of Salvo. I wish to commend James, Wayne, and Bill for their expertise and patience in working under some extreme conditions in completing the fence. The property owner was absolutely satisfied and amazed by the level of professionalism and attention to detail these men exibited while at her residence. I praise them because they are just plain good at what they do...We serve a powerful God to the best of our ability and He blesses us more than we deserve! Brother Carroll

Life changing…..amazing! That’s the only way I can describe the mission trip. God was so good to us….it was humbling to be a part of! I just want to say thank you again to the church family for supporting us financially and with your prayers. We could not have done it without your help…..thanks for holding the rope! I encourage you to get with the mission team members individually and hear their stories from the week, hear how God worked, and how lives were changed. Also, please visit the NC Baptist Missions Blog at http://ncbmhonduras.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html to learn more about the trip and our activities throughout the week, and more of what we as NC Baptist are doing in Honduras. Mission Team, thanks for all the work you did…..ya’ll were awesome!......So what’s next? Love God, Buie Jude v.2