Our Strong Tower: Week 66

Monday, October 14, 2013

Week 66

This Saturday was a busy day with us and subcontractors working on the homes. The subcontractor was out working on wrapping the Debbie's house for stucco. Another subcontractor was out doing the drywall. Facio let us know that on Sunday we would be getting a key to our house. He then told us what we were working on. We continue with the front porch, siding, and painting. In the afternoon, those of us who are getting laminate floors chose which one we wanted. The one we chose was a more of a medium oak color with the grain of the wood being red.

Debbie's house getting wrapped.

Garage doors were installed on lot 8,7, and 6. This is lot 8.

Deena's house

Alfredo and Naty's house

Deena's family painting her house.

On Sunday, Alfredo starting add the trim around the windows on his house.

Delilah painting Deena's eave.

The crew working on lot 9's siding.

Robert, Maria, and Luisa

Debbie and I working on siding.

Lupe working on siding.

Jacob and Paul working on adding the pipes for the water line.

John and Steve working on the front porch of Evelyn's house.

Lot 9 siding.

Debbie's house wrapped.

Our house key

Prayer Request:

1) wisdom for Facio on how to get these house completed.

2) strength and endurance. We are all exhausted.

3) Health. We are at the start of flu season. We need everyone working on the house every weekend.

I am feeling overwhelmed by all that I need to get done this week on the house. We need to prepare and paint the interior of our home, finish painting the eaves (one gable end left), finish roofing the two gable ends of the garage and add flashing, and install the locks on our home. It is so easy to get start to worry and get anxious about how we will get all these things done, plus our other responsibilities. Deep breath, pray, and trust God.

Philippians 4:4-9

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! ⁵Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is ear. ⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
⁸Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. ⁹The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

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Home Ownership Program

We are doing a program through a organization that has been building homes in our area for 40 years. The program is designed to help lower income families buy homes. There will be a total of 24 homes built. The homes are divided into two groups. We are in the first group of twelve families. We work together to build all twelve families' homes. By the end of the process we will know our new neighbors very well. We are required to work 40 hours a week, split between two people. We do most of our work on the weekends. There is a contractor working with us to teach us how to build a home. We can not move in until all twelve homes are complete. It usually take one year to build twelve homes. We don't do plumbing, electrical, drywall, or stucco. We are the labor. The labor is our down payment down, sweat equity.

Deena and the Boys

Hi, I am Deena. I have four awesome young men (21, 19, 17, and 12). We have always wanted a home of our own. The place we are in was supposed to be temporary housing sixteen years ago. Now God is giving us a new adventure. We are going to build our own home and eleven others with our new neighbors. And God blesses us with neighbors who we already know! Jacob is my co-builder and my two teenagers will be helping as much as they can. God is always providing
for me when I least expect it. He is so amazing.

Where did this journey start?

For me, Tricia, this journey began with me wanting to own a home and God using this desire to grow my faith and dependence on Him. I have been trying to buy a home for 6 years with my husband, John. We tried many times to buy a home, but God always said no. A year ago, we finally decided to stop our search and learn to be content where God has us. God had different plans for us. In August, we applied for a self-help housing project. In October, we were accepted. I then told our neighbor (for 7 years) and friend Debbie. She applied and was accepted. In January, I told Deena a friend from church. She applied and was accepted. These homes are such a blessing. We sit in awe of what God has given us. We are excited to get started on the homes. God is our strong tower. He will give us the strength to build these homes.