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As half the team is asleep, and four of the guys are screaming and groaning at the Denver/Golden State game…
We give to you Gary’s video of the day!
Also: Preview for tomorrow:
We’re very excited that the Pam and Millie will be joining the Women’s Build
They’ll be working with teams of women in the local area on the build! It’s a really exciting last minute development
The rest of our team will be split over two houses, doing the rehab of both.
Itchy itchy itchy
Another good day, this one at the home of Miss Peggy. Everyone here, is called “Miss…”
We were running a little bit early, so we drove past the old Connor’s Gardens homes (where we had worked a few years ago). They’ve added storm shutters and gutters. Someone from Habitat said they were likely over half sold already. While we were trying to find the neighborhood, we accidentally went into another neighborhood half a mile north, with smaller streets, and comparable, but slightly smaller homes. The homes we built aren’t as isolated as we thought.. a good sign.
When we arrived, Miss Peggy greeted us, and well, watch the video, which includes Heang’s debut devotional. A good start to the day.
There were a few aspects to increasing the energy efficiency of Miss Peggy’s home.
-Insulating every area that we could find. Around outlet covers, lighting fixtures, air ducts and the hot water heater.
-CFL light bulb fixtures and ceiling fans to decrease the need for a/c
-redoing the insulation in the attic.
The attic work meant working with fiberglass, and it was hot and stuffy. We have no idea what the work must be like on a normal (HOT) day. It was raining like mad on us in the morning, and it still got warm in the attic, especially when they turned on all the ceiling light fixtures….
Needless to say, even though we were briefed, we still got a lot of fiberglass in our skin and everyone’s itching.
Everyone googled different ways to remove the fibers.. you might see video of some ideas later…
After a long day up in the attic, Craig and Chris went for a breezier job making insulation around the light fixtures with Eric.
Oh, and to our surprise, Miss Peggy made us some Red Beans and rice and got us some fried chicken. It was a pretty substantial lunch, ending up with some vanilla and pecan ice cream, was very gracious of her.
Oh funny thing, Roy’s shoes fell apart. The same thing that happened to Peter in our first year. The sole of his boot just fell off. He stopped by Walmart tonight and picked up a new pair.
Dinner
Dinner was different. Every year we’ve had a team+friends dinner at The Shed, but this year, we tried Darwell’s. Food was good, but company was even better. Matt, Eric, Heidi, Brad, Denise and Paul joined us from Habitat as well as Ken & Dawn, Elizabeth and Paul, our host family.
We lost Elizabeth and Paul(ie) for a bit as Elizabeth’s best bud, Millie, and Denise took the kids across next door to the local fire house and got a special tour. The kids burst in later, with Paul saying that the fire station was “the most beautiful place in the world.”
We’ve really developed good friendships over these years, some with people we met today, others that we consider practically family. And it comes naturally. We don’t have to force it.
Thank you God for the opportunity, thanks so much.
I was blessed today to be reunited with Calvin, one of our Habitat for Humanity friends. Chris and I prayed for Calvin last year and I alone two years ago. After experiencing the passing of his wife, Calvin was obviously in mourning and seeking the comfort of our Lord during our visit last year. However, this year, his demeanor was much different. Today, the Lord demonstrated his goodness as Calvin shared that God gave him a new wife, Kim, who he described as a nice Christian woman. As Calvin shared about the joy in his life, he repeatedly acknowledged that God was good and despite difficulties, God helps him move forward day by day. Calvin is selflessly providing for his new family; Kim, her two kids, and Kim’s father. Chris and I rejoiced at this beautiful testimony and seemingly renewed sense of purpose in the life of our friend.
Gary’s Video mastery has produced another video for you..
Another blessed day of work on the job site.
Cut a little short due to continued rain but very productive day. The evening we were blessed at our worship time through sharing of testimonies, singing, and a communion sharing by Brad (our friend and supervisor from previous trips).
Site
We’re driving back from the site
The rain knocked out a few hours of our ability to work a full day. But this is what our day ended up looking like.
We just finished praying for Americorps staff and then for the house
Not as many photos or video today. We were working and trying to stay ahead of the rain, being interrupted twice by storms.
Stopping by Quakes for our annual Uncle Roy Birthday Ice Cream.
Marie remembers us from previous years, and celebrating his bday here.
Might rain today.
Was a crazy thunderstorm last night
70-light showers
77-likely thunderstorms