The four Cross of Lifer’s joined in with 2 Cross Lutheran folks and 9 from Ascension Lutheran in an all out assault on a 2 story house which also used to be a small corner store, right across the street from Bethlehem Lutheran.
When the renovation of this place is complete, it will be a gorgeous place, but right now it’s a mess. Today, about half of us hauled an entire dumpster full of trash, construction debris, and assorted stuff out of the home, making it much easier to move around. Meanwhile 2-3 guys worked on applying a stucco exterior finish to the first floor, while 4 others did drywall mudding upstairs. A few of us ended the day installing some insulation.
The highlight was lunch, which was catfish fried up for us by Pastor Pat Keen of Bethlehem. It was a feast and then some!
Of course, I have pictures of all this, but I got a bunch of dirt on my brand new i-phone..or at least on its cover, and so it’s not working too well at the moment. I’m sure it will be happy once I pry the cover off, but lacking the time for that, I’ll just post this baby and be done for now.
John
February 3, 2010 at 4:36 am |
Wow, I remember where that corner store was….amazing that this many years later, there is still SO much work that needs to be done. It’s good that you are all there, to not only be a sign of hope but to also help in creating physical signs of what has been done. A dumpster filled is always a sign of hard work and something to feel good about as you look out and see how much you’ve done in just one day!
Hope you all get a good night of rest so that you’re ready for what lies ahead tomorrow!
Sherrie