Our Strong Tower: Week 87

Monday, March 10, 2014

Week 87

This weekend was all about getting our plants planted and on a drip system.

Our house had 372 plants and trees . Here they are laid out.

Debbie had many friends come out and help her plant her landscaping on Saturday.

Robert had friends come out and help him do his landscaping.

We started planting at lot 6 and worked our way down the road.

Alfredo and Naty's house getting drip line.

Our house

Steve and Maria's house

Evelyn's house

This is what allowed us to get so many plants done in one day.

Debbie's house done except the tree.

Sunday we started at Luisa and Andres' house

Leticia's house leveling the ground

We had to dig a trench from our dining room to our garage for the automatic sprinklers.

Working on Debbie's sod area.

Lot 6

Lot 7

Lot 8

Lot 17

Lot 9

Lot 10

Lot 11

Lot 15

Lot 14

John and I outside our beautiful new home.

At the end of a very long and hard weekend, Facio had a short meeting. Sheryl joined us. He told us that we are starting our final inspections today. We have to pass this inspection, so we can get our gas meter installed. It takes the gas company a couple of weeks to come out. Facio, also, said that the wood chips will arrive this week and we were going to get all the timers hooked up for the sprinklers next weekend.

Please pray for us has we are working hard to finish.

pass the inspection and the gas meters will go on soon.
the subs would finish up there work
we would be able to move in the first part of April

This has been a long 19 months. We hopefully only have a few weeks left. I know that each and everyday I need to keep my eyes upon the Lord. He will give me the strength to finish the house and get our apartment packed.

Psalm 121

The Lord the Keeper of Israel.

121 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun will not smite you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.

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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.