Work Weekend 10

We arrived Saturday thinking we would see more plumbing done, but no.  We still only have four house done.  We found out that he is suppose to come out this week and get more houses completed.  We then had our safety meeting on cuts and scrapes.  Next, we discussed that we need to buy a new first aid kit and a new hose.  We then divided up into our work teams.  Brandon, Steve, Jacob, Pat, Ian, John, Maria, and Wendy all worked on Alfredo and Naty's lot. They worked on finishing the inside forms and had to fix errors in the footing boards.  Pat, Maria, and Wendy after a while moved down the Brandon and Patricia's lot to work on the garage wall footings.  Debbie, Deena, Paul, Carlos,Tony, and Sal worked on digging out the foots.  They worked on making all the footings 12 inches deep and 12 inches wide.  Sal made us this great tool to help us make sure all the foots were the right size.  Jackie, Luisa, Maria, Jackie's  helper, Leticia, Lupe, and Evelyn worked on the rebar on two homes (Debbie's and Jackie and Carlos' lots).  Patricia and myself continued to mark out the bolts. Alfredo and Naty worked on bending rebar for all of us.

 

John, Jacob, Ian, Brandon, and Steve working on forms on Alfredo and Naty's lot (6).

Dave, Maria, Wendy, Pat, and Facio working on Brandon and Patricia's lot (9).

Jackie, Maria, and Jackie's volunteer working on rebar on Debbie's lot (16).

Debbie's lot with rebar in garage.

After digging for the morning, Phil went and got us a jackhammer to help with the digging.  This was a big help.  We were able to get some of the deep holes dug.  Around the porch and in front of the garages there is spots that have to be 40 inches deep. 

Sal, Carlos, Patricia, and myself working on Steve and Maria lot (11).

Debbie cleaning out footings on Steve and Maria's lot (11).

Luisa, Maria, Jackie, and Jackie's volunteer working on rebar on Debbie's house (16).

Paul working on foots with the jackhammer.

Debbie using the jackhammer.

Debbie modeling her pink duck tape glasses.

Our friend Randy came out in the heat of the day to help out for three hours.  It was such a bless to have extra hands.  Lupe's sister came out and helped for the afternoon.

Pat and Randy (our friend) cutting a  board.

Sunday we all got right to work.  Everyone started where they left off on Saturday.  Carlos and Jeffery were given the task of fixing footings around the garages.  Patricia and myself were tasked with nailing in bolt holders and finishing the rebarring Alfredo and Naty's lot. Lupe's sister and Andres and Luisa's daughter and friend came to help us with rebar. Also our friends, John and Adam came out and each worked a few hours digging on the footings.  John's wife Carrie brought us ice cream around break time.  It was a great treat.

Carlos and Jeffery working on Andres and Luisa's lot (13).

Deena cleaning out the footings on Leticia's lot (14).

Leticia, Lupe, and Evelyn working on rebar.

Jackie, Luisa's daughter, and Maria working on rebar.

Footings with boards and rebar.

John pounding in stakes for the inside boards.

Pat, Facio, and Robert working on forms.

Jacob working on forms.

Patricia adding bolt holders on to the forms.

Andres and helper working on rebar.

John, Jacob, Brandon, and Steve.

Marian, Wendy, Robert, Pat working on forms.

Patricia and myself nailing the bolt holders into place.

This is what we are nailing into place.

Vertical rebar Patricia Debbie, Deena, and myself added to the garage.



Me covered with dirt after adding vertical rebar with Deena, Debbie, and Patricia,

 

This was a hard weekend.  It was super hot.  We had to fix mistakes on Saturday.  By Sunday afternoon, we finally started to feel like we were making progress. Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend to help us.  The help is such a blessing.

Prayer Request:
1) Cooler weather.
2) We learn new tasks quickly and remember how to do them.
3) Wisdom for Faico on how to teach us our tasks.
4)  Health.  A few of us were not feeling well this weekend.

Psalm 8

8 O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
² From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength
Because of Your adversaries,
To make the enemy and the revengeful cease.

³ When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained;
⁴ What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?
⁵ Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!
⁶ You make him to rule over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
⁷ All sheep and oxen,
And also the beasts of the field,
⁸ The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea,
Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

⁹ O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

 

Matthew 11:28-30

²⁸ “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”