MMAP Camp Grace, Fairmont, NC

Our Israel trip took so many blogs, I am now a month behind! We arrived home on Thursday, the first of March and left again on Saturday morning! We had committed to go on a MMAP trip to North Carolina, which started on Friday; but since the work itself did not start until Monday, it worked out fine.

It was a rocky start for our whole group. When we arrived, we found out the intended coordinator had come down ill and would not be there. Another couple had a death in their extended family, so they had left and were gone for a few days.

Remember the thousands of bugs we talked about getting in PA last September? They are still with us....they are coming out of hibernation....we are picking up or killing at least a dozen a day!! We are leaving them in TN, GA, now NC!! I now understand how pests spread!! They travel via campers!!

For the month of March, Camp Grace was home. It is so totally kid focused and oriented!

Not only does their ministry include camps, but also release-time education at schools

and children’s mail-in Bible courses, which are corrected and sent back with input and personal comments.

The facility included lots of choices for physical activities, including the swimming hole!

We were the second group to use the new campsite.

Lake Blue is named for one of the early workers, although it reflected the blue sky as well.


The first project of the month was to strip and resurface the floor in the 7000 square foot dining/multipurpose room and kitchen.


In steps, the first step was to apply the stripping chemical,




then machine buff

and vacuum up the chemical


then rinse a minimum of 5 times!


The guys decided MMAP stood for Men Mops and Pails!

The end result....it came out beautiful!

Another project was the caulking between cement floor squares in the cabins.



The following week, one of the staff homes was painted.

And the ladies helped with a mailout of a staff newsletter to churches but I didn’t have my camera!

I did take some time off during the second week because I had either caught the crud our tour guide and a few others had on the Israel trip, or allergies. It wiped me out for a few days, so I took Sudafed and slept! During this time, I missed the official ladies day out.... but they all wanted to go back to this one store, the Clothes and Such, to see if there was anything new, then we went antiquing and out for lunch. I felt like I did not miss out on the social event of the month after all!


The camp got 24 bunk beds that need to be sanded down, stained and reassembled,





and rails were built for the top bunks





By the end of the third week all had been stained, and those that were needed for the next camp were reassembled.
The rest were put into storage to be assembled after the new cabin has been built.


Paul even made a new friend......


The last morning there, we woke up early, and we saw this beautiful, foggy sunrise over the lake.....It was just such a different look than the bright blue sky, but in its own way, just as beautiful and stunning.