The last and biggest group of the summer came from Canada. They brought 28 people from Edmonton, and this is the third time I have gotten to work with them. They are a great, fun group and we always have a good time ending the summer season with them. This year, they broke into 3 different work groups and conquered 3 projects. Part of the group went to Santisima Trinidad and built a new warehouse for Pastor Hernandez to store his things for his distributions. A small group went to San Elizario and put in a new ceramic tile floor for a San Pablo church member, and the balance went to Sparks and built a house for a needy family. The Terrazas family was living in a gulfstream type trailer, which is smaller than a typical house we build, and we were able to more than double their living space. This is very similar to the trailer that Mayra lived in, that was fixed by a group from Our Father over Thanksgiving and who has since received a home, and bathroom kitchen addition. The Terrazas family may be inline for a bathroom/kitchen addition in the future as well.
Many thanks to those from Canada, and there is a rumor they may have Erin and I come up there for their mission Sunday when they do a big fundraiser for their trip so we can talk about the mission. I hope Erin has a BIG, THICK, WARM coat.
Also, to those of you from OFLC that read this blog, part of the Thanksgiving group (if it is really big) may get to tear down the tool shed at Santisima and get it ready to build a new one.
Check out the pics and have a blessed week. I am off to Minnesota next week for some school stuff. Nervous and excited at the same time.
Obligatory Viviana picture. Want some wings?
Cut team at the El Paso house
Liquid nails on the first wall
Maria fed us almost every day, but Kevin got all the watermelon
Mangoes with all the fixin's
My truck tool box needed to be organized, this is post organization. I can now find things.
Kelsey going to town on the organizing
If you click on this picture, you can see that it says Chris is responsible for this wall, but actually, Erin hang that sheetrock. I hung the ceiling drywall, so I claim no responsibility.
Paint team
Jonathan giving her the keys
Checking it out
Nice cross addition from Pastor James
Tiling one of the bedrooms
living room tiled and grouted
hallway
the girls in the room they did all by themselves
bathroom
kitchen, you can't see it, but there are some sweet curved cuts up against the counter
that's the border fence down the street from the tile house. Not zoomed in. I didn't realize she lived so close.
Just so the world knows...I have vowed not to complain about being cold the entire time we are in Canada, IF we go to Canada.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am proud to claim responsibility for that one wall of sheetrock. Not perfect but not horrible for a rookie either, and that's what tape is for, right?
That is some mighty fine looking work there. ;P
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to say that the Canada group is your favourite ;P
-Birthday Buddy
And OFLC would love the honor of whatever work is needed at Thanksgiving -- I speak for the group even though I'm missing this trip for the first time in 16 years.
ReplyDeleteAnd OFLC would also love the honor of adding the kitchen and bathroom to Maria's house -- though it will perhaps have to wait until June.
And, no Canada, you can only be the second favorite group. Because both Chris and Erin have parents who come with their group, and we would have to be FIRST -- simply cuz we're related! However, you guys do seem pretty amazing, so I'm happy to allow you to follow right behind our group! :-) (Now, Chris and Erin will have some 'splaining to do to all the other WONDERFUL servant event groups who enrich and bless the lives of so many people in the YLM area! Love to you all!