Kingwood Church Making A Difference In Bryan Despite Triple Digit Heat

Imagine doing construction all day long during this sizzling triple digit summer with no pay and being there because you want to.

Members of Kingwood United Methodist Church near Houston are working and sweating in Bryan on a mission trip to help people here.

Texas summers can be miserable to work in, but there are smiles on these faces.

Veronica Schmauch is part of the youth group for Kingwood United Methodist Church.

She's one of 90 people here in Bryan all week building wheelchair ramps, doing construction, and helping make life a little easier.

"It's been very fun and rewarding, but yeah the heat is definitely a factor. We are very hot out here," said Schmauch.

For 76-year-old homeowner Odessa May Thurman the new porch and ramp makes getting in and out of the house possible.

"Im just so thankful to the Lord about what they are doing for me because I'm pretty sickly now and I take a lot of medicine," she said.

"Most of them could be at home hanging out with their friends... Doing whatever they would do inside in the air conditioning. But they give up a week, the older kids are giving up a week of income," said Melanie Cheairs, Director of the United Methodist ARMY camp group.

The church brought in pop-up tents to try to beat the heat a little bit on the hottest week of the summer so far.

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