In September 2009, a team of Pip n Jay people visited a Shelter for Abused Women supported by mission partners Eurovangelism. They had lots of practical challenges to meet, and Sally McPherson shares how they got on:

We all had a great time in Bulgaria doing practical work on an ex-communist building that has been bought by Mission Possible and is being renovated as a shelter for abused women.

It was a very busy week but between us we:

• painted 12 en suite ceilings (3 coats of paint on each)
• painted 2 complete rooms (2 coats on ceilings and walls)
• painted 18 window frames and 12 door frames
• laid laminate floors in 12 bedrooms
• carried 50 mattresses, bed heads, sides and frames each up 2 floors
• dismantled 6 heavy desks and carried them down 2 floors
• unloaded a lorry load of chippings and laid on the path
• carried 30 crates of washing powder up 3 floors
• made up 16 flat pack wardrobes and 14 bedside cabinets, which then all had to be cleaned
• cleaned grouting from walls and tiles in 12 en suites
• peeled the protective stickers off 18 windows and 12 en suite doors
• cleaned 18 windows, inside and out
• scrubbed floors in all bedrooms, library and corridors

This means that the top floor is now nearing completion, just waiting for the builder to install the showers, wash basins and toilets in the en-suites and finish off the grouting. There is still a huge amount of work to be done on the 2 floors below but future teams will now be able to stay at the centre, which will increase productivity.

We certainly encouraged the Mission Possible team but they and indeed all the believers we met were a great blessing to us.

Thank you so much for your prayers. We will be reporting back to Pip n Jay during the morning and evening services on Sunday 18th October.

Contact Sally McPherson if you would like to know more.