St. James Lutheran, Graniteville
Among other projects, St. James members joined our Red Hatters painting the porch railings and planting at Trinity Lutheran Home, Aiken, SC. There were also folks from Holy Trinity, N. Augusta and St. Paul's, Aiken, but they are not in these pictures.

Manantial de Vida (Spring of Life) Lutheran, Columbia
We are blessed that members of Good Shepherd, Columbia and St. Paul’s, Aiken chose to help our mission church with repairs, landscaping, painting, and organizing. They set up scaffolding and painted the inside of the church. Our Bishop Herman can be seen at the top of a 40-foot ladder painting the vault above the sanctuary! Our church got a facelift as volunteers cleaned carpets, made plumbing and electrical repairs, and planted the first flowers in our future meditation garden. The children cleaned our bus and helped with landscaping. Volunteers helped to sort donated food and clothing and organize storage. The women in our congregation made a delicious authentic Mexican meal. It was truly a blessing to bring our Spanish- and English-speaking brothers and sisters together to do God’s work.