Regulations

Today was an interesting day.

The white truck rolled up to where we were working. He got out of the truck and walked toward where we were repairing a roof damaged by a fallen tree.

"You're doing it all wrong!"

Those are encouraging words when you are doing your best.

He walked across the yard and climbed the ladder to look at our work.

"I'm shuttin' ya down."

Welcome to the world of Baton Rouge Building Inspectors.

Yes, you guessed it. Nazarene Disaster Response met the Building Inspector.

He shut the job down, so we sat under the shade tree and waited for a building permit. It gave us a chance to get out of the heat, to relax and sip chocolate milk shakes from Sonic.

The good news is that we got a permit and continued to work.

But America has to be the only place in the world where the government can tell volunteers to stop working.

We will return tomorrow and wait for the building inspector to show up and approve the work that we have done.

I am practicing my best smile.