Beautiful day at Dry Creek

Completed our first week at Dry Creek Baptist Camp.  We have install nearly all the fence post for about 2500 ft of chain link fence--also the ladies have painted, cleaned and helped with mailings.

Gary mixing concrete.

Gary wheeling.

John wheeling.

Jim cleaning post.

Bob installing post.  Kevin (a local volunteer) driving post to correct level.

I didn't have any pictures of me working so included me sitting in the rocking chair.
I guided the auger on the tractor as we drilled the holes.  Frank, one of the staff, drove the tractor.
He had to look over his shoulder for four days--my old body couldn't take that.

The pine trees. Carole walking to the RV park

Spring is here.

Path to the prayer garden.

Our RV park in the trees.

Some stuff Carole dusted.

Game night.

Landing the boat.

The drive wheel on the boat.  All hydraulic drive and steering.

The traps are emptied unto this sorting table. The small ones fall thru and go back into the pond.
The rest are sorted into the different bags.

The Captain having lunch after taking us out.  He had to share his lunch with his dog.

arrived at Dry Creek

We are at Dry Creek Baptist Camp in Dry Creek, LA.  Very beautiful setting.  We have been royally welcomed--sweet tea and goodies.  The project for the men will be chain link fence.  For the women it will be staining, cleaning, mailings, etc.

We went to church today just a mile down the road.  Lots of young people and very friendly--Sunday School was good too.

I haven't taken any pictures yet--was too cold yesterday and I was lazy this afternoon.  Played games tonight--golf 9.

Trinity Pines Feb 2013

I am finally getting around to including some pictures and info on the work we did at Trinity Pines Conference Center near Trinity TX.  Trinity is about an hour north of Houston TX.

Bill and Carole Cairns with Harold and Phyllis Snipes, Edroy and Judy Anderson, Howard and Lynn Swank, Tony (Amy wasn’t able to be here) Vejar, Gary and Geri Smith and Don and Candi Yates. The men remodeled two restrooms. They fabricated and installed about 250 feet of pipe handrail.  Worked on two cabins, including plumbing, electric, insulation, and sheetrock.  Repaired wooden handrail on bridge. Repaired bathroom stalls and electric fan and light switches.  Worked on benches in front of dining hall.  Some ladies helped the interior designer with various projects. Some ladies painted 7 restrooms and the interior of a cabin and some exterior painting on the volunteer meeting building.  We had movie nights and game nights.  We went out to eat with the Forest Glen Project SOWERs.  We had a campfire, wiener roast and anniversary celebration for the Snipes.  We enjoyed Trinity Pines Appreciation Dinner.

Candi "blackening" the back of metal logo that will be glued to a mirror

Carole "blackening"

Lynn sanding

Phyllis painting restroom

Geri paint another restroom

Judy "cutting in"

Edroy and Harold hanging sheetrock

Gary welding pipe handrail

Don grinding joint in pipe railing

Tony digging holes for benches.  It was cold damp day.

Howard cutting trim for remodeled restrooms

Part of the deer herd--30 have been seen at the same time.

Bill didn't do much work since he was Group Leader.  He did some electrical in the remodeled restrooms.  Changed the light fixtures and vent fans.

The following landscape pictures are the result of a design that I did for Trinity Pines about three years ago.  A swimming pool builder came in and donated about $200,000 of material and labor for the project. Trinity Pines paid another $100,000.  Each of waterfalls are lighted (each a different color).

collection pond for the water landscape.

one bridge

first waterfall and second bridge in background

second waterfalls

third waterfalls

fourth waterfall plus initial waterfalls which is about 10 ft high

bridge over stream to gas fire ring--
fire ring needs some work to make it functional . Hint hint volunteers.

retaining walls to west of waterscape

highway approaching Trinity Pines from Trinity TX
Entrance to TP is the driveway going off to the left as road curves.
  Rather dangerous with limited visibility of oncoming traffic.

In TX every place has a gate.
This one opens automatically when you approach it.
It is rather slow so just wait awhile.

Hope this gives everyone a little insight into our adventures.

SOWERs on the project during February 2013

New Tribes Missionary Training Center April 2012

I forgot to add pictures for our April 2012 project

 We did a lot of painting

 And a lot of caulking

Carole cut a lot of old clothes into rags

A a lot of trim installation 

We did get a break