Up to the Mountain

Yesterday, I went up to The Mountain; the mountain that has inspired this blog – 6,684 Feet. Mount Mitchell tops the Black Mountain range in central Western North Carolina. Sitting near the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains, the Black Mountains rise boldly from the North Carolina Piedmont with 14 peaks over 6,000 feet in elevation. And, Mitchell is the tallest at 6,684 feet.

Hands and Feet - Reflections on a Weekend of Service

I will provide for you and I'll stand by your side

You'll need a good companion now for this part of the ride

Yeah, leave behind your sorrows, let this day be the last

Well, tomorrow there'll be sunshine and all this darkness past

- Land of Hope and Dreams, Bruce Spingsteen 

On the last Wednesday of summer, our group pulls out of the parking lot of Galilee United Methodist Church in Sterling, Virginia, towing a trailer full of tools, building supplies and luggage. Our mission is to help rebuild a home that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012. With six able bodies on board, our destination is Bethel United Methodist Church on the southern tip of Staten Island. Bethel will be our bunk house for the next four nights.