JE Team, Prestonwood Christian, TX

This year, we welcomed our first team from Joshua Expeditions.  And thankfully, it is a team that we have built a relationship with.  Normally Joshua Expeditions teams change and normally there are different kids and leaders if a team/school returns--but not with Prestonwood Christian Academy!!

This school is awesome--this is their 3rd year (with us as team leaders) and we LOVE welcoming them back every year!  Different kids, but basically the same leaders!  They have become like family and great friends that come to visit!  It is such a blessing for us when we have these types of relationships with people we only get to spend 2 days with a year!

Here is a look at their 2 days....ENJOY!

Team in the multipurpose building

Walking to check out Phase II

Team photo on Phase II

Can't really see here, but he is uncoiling/untangling very thin wire--here at the AP we like to teach patience!

LUNCH!

 This team got to spend the afternoon with the daycare kids--they brought all kinds of good crafts to do with them....it was hot and sunny, but everyone had a good time!

We always like to have people work with the ladies in the kitchen....

We were blessed to have our intern, Savannah's mom with us!  She got right to work

Susanne with her team's nametags--Emme photobombing

This team also got to help move furniture and lots of stuff from the old school around the corner to the brand new school closer to us.

The team with the workers

And of course there is always a lot of work for the teams to do!

Cleaning out the rain ditches--getting ready for rainy season

Painting the fences...it is a never ending job

Such concentration

One of the leaders was in charge of cleaning and organizing the bodega...good job, Marc

Cleaning and organizing everything from the bodega

Painting the grates--rainy season prep!

 Susanne and her team worked on moving and organizing and throwing away the "catch all" pile

Starting out--putting the backhoe to use!

Cleaning up glass

Going through trash piles and looking for metal to recycle

Cleaning out the ditches

Stacking scaffolding

Bruce loving the backhoe--makes work easier!

The finished product!

Looks great, team!!

 Also worked on the garden--getting it looking pretty!

 This is Melody--one of the leaders of the Prestonwood team--and who I consider a friend.  She is just an awesome example of leader, teacher, friend and woman of God.  I love having her for just the short 2 days every year!  (BTW, she is standing on the sidewalk and I am standing on the ground--downhill!! You're welcome Melody!

And here is a picture of the backpack in use...frees up an arm to wrap around your buddy!

Thanks Prestonwood!  See you in 2017!!

the crawfords