Climbing to serve,
up the ladder,
beyond the roof.
Up off the ground,
another story,
ready for scraping,
for priming, for paint.
Many hands, working together
Climbing the ladder
to serve.
August 6, 2007 22:50
Our mission trip,
from Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH and from First United Methodist Church,
Hudson, MA to Jacksonville and Machias, ME
to the Down East Maine Mission,
Jacksonville United Methodist Campground,
East Machias, ME
(Raymond A. Foss)
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