Well today was our first day of the house build. We had the opportunity to meet the future home owner, as well as many children from the neighborhood. The team hit the ground running, as we already had teams split up between cement and framing crews. The cement crew had to mix cement, and lay the remainder of the foundation, while the framing crew needed to do...can you guess? Yes, framing! As you can see from the pictures, everyone worked very hard today. We built several walls that we will raise tomorrow, after the foundation dries, and we sifted cement to use for the stucco walls.
I have been very humbled by the experience, as people from the community, including people who previously had a house built for them, came to assist. We had the chance to teach some children how to measure, and cut wood, and they were more than eager to carry 2x4's for us.
The temperature was very hot, and we had a few we had to sit down, but we are all fine. Exhausted, but fine. The team is resting right now, and we will have a community outreach event tonight. We will show a movie, and serve popcorn. More a little later.
Written by Pastor Jay Boykin
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