Every night after dinner the entire group has a meeting during which Pastor Derrick shares with everyone the work which was accomplished for that day and then gives everyone their assignments for the next day. As I sat listening during the meeting this evening it struck me just how much work is accomplished by this group in just 4 days and I'm simply amazed.
Can you imagine 3 years waiting for your insurance company to settle your claim or waiting to receive your road home money mean while you are living in a half restored home or better yet a FEMA trailer. At first you save what ever extra money you have and make a repair here and a repair there a little at a time. Eventually the stress or shear magnitude of the task ahead of you begins to become overwhelming or there is just not enough money to fix the big things that are left. Either way progress stops. That is the story for many of the families we have worked with.
Now imagine that when there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel a green van pulls up and out of that van comes a group of people ready to help. These people come not only with the tools and expertise to do the job but the willingness to do what ever it takes to get that job done. Pastor Derrik said it best when he said "We don't only tape the sheet rock, hang the siding and fix the walls...we bring hope." That hope gives the people who receive the help of Lutheran's C.A.R.E the will to continue to move forward and eventually to move back into their homes.
I am truly blessed to be in the company of the many amazing people who donate their time and skill to the people who need help the most.
Below is a list of jobs that Lutheran's C.A.R.E was able to complete this week by house:
St. John Lutheran Church and School
• Removed temporary storage area (built it above)
• Moved Library for school expansion
• Built platforms for walkway between buildings
• Changed lights in stairwell
• Light in bathroom
Lorraine & James Williams
• Electric service turned on!!!
• Gas service turned on !!!
• Rehung 2 doors
• Installed base molding
• Finished tile around tub
• Regrouted floor
• Taped utility room
• Painted utility room
• Installed 2 access panels under tub
• Fabricated door for Heating and AC unit
Troy Fourtunia
• Pulled out old nails and set nails in floor
• Grouted tile in laundry room and bathroom
• Sanded (x3) all floors (720’)
• Polyeurathaned floors
• Installed used cabinets (needed to make fit because to big)
• Installed countertop (donated LCARE)
• Installed kitchen sink
• Installed garbage disposal
• Installed feed lines and drain lines (final connectioms)
Bethany Gonski
• Insulated ¾ of attic
Robert Welch
• Installed cement board siding to window (60 x12’ lengths)
• Reinstalled rear entry door
• Finish securing sheetrock
• Sheetrocked an arch
• Taped and sanded to finish 3 rooms
Eddie Gonzales
• Secured plywood sheeting for entire exterior
• Problem solved plumbing and electrical exterior sites
• Sheeted same sites
• Sheeted 2nd floor around windows on rear of house
• Started installing radiant barrier
• Installed venting for microwave range hood
• Repaired and properly installed cabinets
• Aligned all door fronts
• Installed nobs and pulls on all doors and drawers
• Uncovered and relocated electrical box for microwave
Lavarn Jackson
• Installed 23 homeruns which had been cut out and stolen
• Installed a few additional as needed
• Made terminal connections in breaker box
• Insulated all exterior walls
• Insulated all 4 bathrooms
• Sheetrocked 5 room s ~60 sheets
• 1st coated 3 rooms
Lilly Jackson
• Upgraded 3” to 4” drain line (twice)
• Sheetrocked inspection areas of house
• Finish coated sheetrock
• Hooked up sinks
• Sheetrocked ½ of hot water heater closet
Gayle Butler, Andrea, Gary
• Removed and replace termite damaged framing
• This included 3 interioir walls and the entire rear wall of house
• Also several areas in their brothers house across the street.
• Replaced several ceiling joist and reinforced roof support
We serve an amazing God!
God Bless,
Jessy
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