The Coachella Valley

The main purpose of my trip to the Southwest was to help out with Habitat for Humanity in the Coachella Valley. I've never been involved with a missions trip or construction before so this was a really new experience.

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Our contribution included sealing under the roof of the ease, installing doors and drywall, and organizing building materials.

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One of our work days landed on Memorial Day, so we took a day off at the Habitat location and visited a homeless shelter in the Coachella Valley instead. After getting a tour of their facilities and hearing all about the impressive programming they have set up we helped repaint the wall of one of their thrift stores.

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We spent a lot of time on the road during the trip. Our longest day of driving was the eight hour trek from California to the edge of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

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Lunch at In-n-Out Burger of course. Love that place.

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My next post will be dedicated to the big Grand Canyon hike. But first, the Coachella Valley sun set:

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