Because of love, St. Philip's Episcopal Church allowed us to use their grounds as our home away from home for a week
Because of love, the Ft. Payne Community Center offered their warm showers to use (which I know I looked forward to every day)
Because of love, people fulfilled their daily duties of taking out the trash, preparing the meals, and leading worship
Because of love, everyone contributed something to the team whether it was the ability to use a chainsaw or make amazing desserts
Because of love, a 70 year old worked along side a 17 year old doing the same tasks
Because of love, dogs and cats and ducks kept us company throughout the week as we worked
Because of love, my diabetic best friend came to work with us and do as much as she could to help
Because of love, my cousin and I weren't at each others throats all week :)
Because of love, a 16 year old came alone and represented his parish even though he knew very few people on the trip
Because of love, the youth bonded with the adults in a small amount of time through hard labor and card games
Because of love, no one was seriously injured (Thank God!!)
Because of love, the victims we met were still strong in faith despite losing all of their worldly possessions
Because of love, our team literally moved an entire house with our bare hands
Because of love, we were able to see the light of the situation through the sweat and dirt clouding our eyes
Because of love, we were able to impact someone's life last week
Because of love, our lives were impacted as well
Because of love, God's love, a small dent was made in the years of work yet to come in Alabama
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