Friday, August 10, 2007

Trying to beat the Heat

Today is my last day to work at Lagniappe! I head out tomorrow morning for Tupelo, MS to visit a friend and then I am headed to Auburn on Tuesday. I am sad to leave because I know I will come back to Lagniappe throughout the year but it will never be exactly like it was this summer. Even though I'm sad to leave, I am glad that I am headed back to Auburn and will be taking classes for my major. No more core classes! I'll write a more detailed summary of my summer on sunday.
Today is so hot! The heat this week has been helping me want to leave because it is so unbearable! It is 9am right now and partly cloudy. The heat index is 100 degrees plus intense humidity! A sweet older friend from the community (his name is Jules) came to the church this morning to warn us about the heat and then started walking around the facilities telling our volunteers that they shouldn't work. Haha! Our social worker jokingly told him to go next door to the high school and tell them and don't talk to the volunteers. :) Not that we want our volunteers dropping like flies, but this week is our last big week of the summer and it would be nice to get some things completed. Please be praying that everyone will take time to drink plenty of water and that we will all stay safe in these working conditions.