Pastor Jim Cords' TVLC Blog

  • 2006
    • July
      • Photos from Biloxi
        07/23/06
        Click on any of the links below to view many more photos from the Biloxi trip. Once there, click on any of the photos to view a larger size of the photo.

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      • Final Work Day
        07/22/06
        Final Work Day

        Sorry I didn’t get this up last night. After a very good final day of work, we had a Biloxi Shrimp Boil

        and then went out to dinner and then had devotions on the beach. It seemed 20 degrees cooler at the beach. This is strange in light of the fact that our pro

      • Work Day Four
        07/20/06
        7/20/06

        Pastor Perry writes:
        Today was a rather different day for many of us. The TVLC team had to supply volunteers for KP (kitchen patrol) for all three meals. Four of us, including me, signed up to be the “Breakfast Club,” waking up at 4:30 a.m. to be ready to start helping with

      • Work Day Three
        07/19/06
        Wow what a day. It started a little overcast, which was nice because it kept some of the intensity of the sun off. We then identified a task in the backyard of the 1st house. It was a complete mess; overgrown, trash, a downed tree, debris, amazing amounts of trash. We worked hard all day and whe

      • Work Day Two
        07/18/06
        Work Day Two


        Perry girls choose a bunk

        It did not seem as hot today, but it was certainly still hot. We got a lot done on the outside. I think we are finished with the trees and the tall grass as well as most of the trash in the backyard has been removed.

      • Arrival and Day One of work
        07/17/06
        Well the drive was long and we went through a nasty storm on the way into Biloxi, but we all arrived safely and had a good first night. The van had a small tire problem, but all was handled well.

        Day One of work was hot, HOT, VERY HOT!! A few of the folks worked at the medical clinic or

      • Day Two Travel
        07/15/06


        Well tomorrow is arrival day. Some will travel down from the Mid-West. Others will trek from San Antonio TX. And those in the van will continue on from Kerrville TX.

        We will set up in the Dorm Tents at Camp Biloxi and then be up early to start work on Monday morning. We ar

      • Day One Travel
        07/15/06
        While some of us our in our final days at the National Youth Gathering in San Antonio TX. The Perrys, Marilyn Cords, Jackie and Melissa McKenzie, Beth Peters and CJ Wheelock are driving in a 15-passenger van from Tucson. They plan to do it in 2 long driving days. They left TVLC at 6:30 this morning

      • Biloxi Bound
        07/14/06
        We are Biloxi Bound. We are 19 TVLC members who are excited to use our time, energy and sweat to help the people of the Biloxi Community. It is our hope that we can be God's hands of healing for this community. We desire to make a contribution to the hope that with God's presences and p

      • First Blog
        07/14/06
        This would be the first TVLC Blog.