Work Week 36

Saturday morning when began with our morning meeting.  We did our safety meeting, discussed that we invited group 2 down on Sunday morning for a cookies and to meet them.  Facio showed us that we were 90 days behind schedule of finishing in one year.  We then were given our assignments.  John, Brandon, Ken and Kevin (volunteers) were to finish up forming the front porches.  Steve, Alfredo, and Paul were to put sand in the completed porches starting with lot 6.  Debbie, Deena, and I were to start with sheer wall.  He told us that he will calls over to rebar the porches when the first one is ready.  Michael, Andres, Pat, and Jacob were to continue pluming the walls.  Everyone else was to continue framing.  

Pat and Jacob pluming the walls

Paul, Ian, Alfredo, Steve adding sand

Steve compacting the sand

Walls went up on Steve and Maria's house.

Last house to frame.

Kevin putting in the porch

Luisa and Tony framing.

Steve compacting the sand on Deena's porch (lot 7)

Moses (volunteer) helping with the sanding.

Bryan (volunteer), Deena, and I talking about his plans to bring a group of young men out here once a month to help.

Paul adding more sand to Deena's house.

Noah (volunteer) working on getting my front porch level (lot 10).

Eric a friend of Brandon and Patrica volunteering.

A group having a discussion at Carlos and Jackie's house.

Front wall going up on Steve and Maria's house.(lot 11)

Deena's house done.

Alfredo and Naty's house done.

 Sunday morning we meet at 8:30 to meet group 2 and have cookies. We got to chat with  them and walk them through our houses. Sheryl ( Vice President of the Organization running our program) joined us for cookies.

 At 9 it was time to get to work.

Steve getting ready to add sand to John and my lot.(10) 

Framing continued on lot 11. Jackie and Maria framing.

Linda helping with rebar on lot 10.

Brandon and Patricia's porch was finished.

John and my house complete.

Patricia and Toby framing.

John and Paul leveling Evelyn's house (lot 12).

This was a warm weekend.  Debbie, Deena, and I did not work with Toby or Facio much, because we didn't have many questions.  They would come by to check on us, bend some rebar, and tell us we were doing good. We finished framing our last house.  We got all the houses' porches formed.  We sanded and framed 6 homes.  Debbie's house was plumed. Trim was added to doors and windows. After we cleaned up, we had are Sunday night meeting.  Toby and Facio said that we did  good work  and we got a lot done.  Facio told us that our trusses will start arriving March 29th.  We will be finishing up some framing and the porches next weekend. The porches will be poured next week. Toby stated that are volunteers are helping a lot.  Keep bringing them out.  We discussed ideas where we could get additional volunteers.

Here is an idea of how many people volunteer each week on our houses. Sal and Glenn (Lupe's volunteers) came out this week and mowed down our tall weeds. Carlos brought two friends out on Thursday to do some work. On Saturday the following volunteers: Ken, Kevin, Eric, Gustavo, Moses, Nathan, Noah, and Bryan. In addition to them, we had additional family member come out to help: Linda, Michael, David, Dave, Ian, Tony, and Andy. (I hope I did not miss anyone.) Our friend Rhonda came by with Popsicles Sunday afternoon.  Thank you to everyone who volunteered this weekend.

When I think about how long we have been doing this and how much more time we have left it seems hard.  Then I remind myself of what a gift from God this house is.  He has blessed us with a home we never dreamed that we could afford. I know God will give me the strength I need each day to complete my tasks and He will use every hard moment for my good and His glory. 

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!

 

Prayer Requests:

1) skilled volunteers will continue to come help us.

2) safety as we start working on the roof.

3) wisdom to Facio and Toby as they teach us new skills.

4) that we will learn our new skills quickly