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Lily learned to brush her teeth this month!

Hello Friends and Prayer Warriors!  I hope you've had a blessed week.  Many of you live in areas affected by Irene, so please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you as you recover and clean up!

We have just arrived back in TN after spending a little time in NC.  Lily celebrated her first birthday with friends and family, and especially grandparents!  She also had her 12 month checkup and is growing like a weed!  She's now in the 100th percentile for height, but the doctor assured us she'll slow down in the next year or so. 

Lily was super cute for her birthday, but she wasn't too fond of the cake!

 To see the rest of the birthday pictures, click here:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150352519526159.403033.507686158&l=3469f3d7af&type=1.  You don't have to be a member of facebook or logged in to view them.

In addition to visiting family, we visited with supporters and potential supporters.  We've added a couple of new partners in the last week, and we are truly thankful for them!

In ministry news, Bill and Judi Havens have been a part of Mountain Vision for the last 3 years, and last week officially transitioned out of the ministry because the Lord is leading them to go back to Russia with a different organization.  We love them and wish them all the best in this new adventure they're embarking on.  Bill ran the day to day operations of our Storehouse, so please pray for our team, Daniel and Meredith, Charlie and Earlene, as we adjust to life without the Havens.  So far, things are running smoothly thanks to some outstanding volunteers.  Please continue to pray the Lord would raise up more volunteers to lead and carry out the ministry at the Storehouse. 

In the coming weeks, I (Daniel) will begin recruiting potential students for the pastor training ministry we hope to launch in the spring.  Please pray that the Lord would open the appropriate doors, and that local pastors would recognize the value of higher education and be willing to learn.

Ready for my wagon ride.  Thanks Mrs. Paige for the new hat!

Where is Lily?

Peek-a-boo!  Lily learned this on her way to Mema's house!

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support!  We love you!

An Extreme Makeover by Mount Moriah Baptist Church of Garner, NC

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This week we were blessed to have a team of missionaries from Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Garner come and serve alongside us.  They're an amazing group and the Lord used them mightily.  This post contains more pictures than normal because there's so much to show.   Thank you for praying for their trip.  I believe the Lord answered your prayers, because everything went very smoothly, at least until Claude locked his keys in the truck the last day, but AAA took care of him.  :) 


You can check out the video here: http://vimeo.com/27566327


Mount Moriah's Trip to East Tennessee from Daniel Shrader on Vimeo.

The team served in a variety of ways.  They stocked our food pantry.

Our pantry shelves were almost bare.  Now they're loaded up!

They brought us more clothes than we have room to display!  The ladies sorted, folded, and hung clothes for hours on end.  What a blessing!

Danna and Judy folding clothes.

Joan and Nancy sorting clothes.

Part of the incredible abundance of clothes they brought.

3 in a shirt!

The men helped us build new clothing racks to replace the old crowded ones.

 They reclaimed Ginger's garage by cleaning it up, installing an access ramp, and building custom pantry shelving along wall.

This was the garage we the team arrived.

Gene and Judy cleaning.

Building the ramp.

Papa Tim and Jonathan working on the ramp.

Installing the railing.

All cleaned up.

Dan and Jonathan cleaning.

The finished garage!

New pantry shelves!

They also cleaned house! (and had a good time throughout!)

Cleaning the kitchen.

See, Mrs. Joan does work!  :)

Team lunch.

Lily entertaining Mrs. Danna.

You can tell Papa Tim has grandkids.  He's great with little ones!

And finally, the bathroom extreme makeover, courtesy of Claude Canipe, Brien Knight, and Phil Hansley.

This was the bathroom before they started.

Out with the old cast iron tub.

Out with the old cast iron toilet drain.

All clean.  Ready to start the rebuild.

New sub-floor in.  Brien and Phil starting the shower install.

Insulation in.  Shower started.

Claude reworking the drains.  They replumbed about 80% of the drain pipes to get the house to drain properly.

Sink and toilet roughed in.

Claude cutting the sheetrock.

First coat of mud almost done.

Phil and Brien finishing the sheetrock.

All painted.  Trim done.  Medicine cabinet installed.

The new toilet drain.

New floors almost done.

Installing the sink and toilet.

Finished!!!

Ginger's beautiful new walk-in shower!

Ginger's new bathroom!

L-R: Tim, Joan, Danna, Bruce, Nancy, Brien, Earlene, Judy, Claude, Gene, Charlie, Phil, Rannah, Jonathan, Judy, Dan, Ginger, Bill, Daniel, and Meredith.

Thank you SOOO much for praying for this team.  The Lord truly blessed their time here!