(The latest find for The Colonel’s War Chest.)
Location: Georgia, United States
Nasty George found Colonel Smut’s War Chest (Traditional Cache) at 2/26/2005
Log Date: 2/26/2005
Superb hiding place! Great cache in a great place. I will be returning to Tybee in the near future. All of the other beaches like Daytona, Myrtle, PC, etc. have lost their soul. Tybee is like a fine woman, “a little on the trashy side”.
Going to Kingston, Jamaica to serve the poor was not something I wanted to do. I fought against it up until the very night before we left. But, God would have it no other way. He clearly spoke to me through others, telling me that I was going to go. For that, I give thanks.
The experience was joyful and fulfilling. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so content, so safe, and so free of worry. I was allowed the honor of being a mother to children who didn’t have one. I was an entertainer to women whose days are mostly spent in the same shelter, doing the same things, with the same people day in and day out. I was glad to do the mundane work of sweeping, mopping, making beds, and folding laundry to serve men with AIDS who are living their last days.
Well Susan is certainly the hero of the hour (weekend, week, month?) here at Stonegate. In honor of MCC’s 10th birthday, Susan gave her a very special box full of antique barbie clothes, barbies, accessories, and even a wig! These were Susan’s when she was a little girl, and Kelly and Claire have been playing with them continuously this weekend, repeatedly telling me how special these are. Kelly emphasized how Susan gave these to Mary Claire for her to share (with Kelly.) The two girls have done a marvelous job sharing.
Kelly is also very happy that Mary Claire got her own pool cue and is allowed to play pool now at Grandaddy’s, because now she has someone who will play pool with her.
Happy Birthday Claire! Thank you Susan! And I’ll caution the girls to not let immoral, modern Barbie behavior spill over to these special Barbies.
Kathy called tonight from Jamaica to report that she and Danny had made it through their first day working for Missionaries of the Poor. She said she had an easy day visiting with the elderly women of The Lord’s Place where the women wanted to talk, sing, dance, and laugh at their photos on the digital camera. Father Raymond also kept her laughing.
Danny, Casey, and Dillon (the three young guys) were all assigned duty in Bethlehem House (a.k.a. the combat zone.) This is where the young boys live, and Danny had to help with shower duty. Kathy laughed as she related the story where Danny picked up one boy, and one of the brothers cautioned to not pick him up, but to put him in a wheelchair. Danny said, “It’s ok, I can pick him up.” (Danny looks twice as big as many of the brothers.) He suddenly smelled why the brothers were cautioning him, and he realized too late that he had a smelly mess on his shirt.
In the afternoon, the three guys got to go on a “Biscuit Run.” They went in a truck with one of the brothers to pick up surplus cookies at a factory. They road through the slums of Kingston handing out free “biscuits” to all takers. Danny tried to use cookie crumbs to rub out the stain on his shirt. Didn’t help much. He says he will bring an extra shirt tomorrow, just in case.
Kelly, Claire, and I were all relieved to hear Kathy was doing well.
