We can call it a house now, it has walls. No roof yet, but that is coming too!
First, I thank God for prospering the work. Without His gracious blessing the job probably wouldn’t have gotten done. No one was hurt, and they had everything they needed.
The men worked so hard, starting at 7 each morning. Wilmon made them lunch, and every day they worked till dusk. Actually, the last two evenings they laid block with headlamps; the first time because they wanted to use up the mortar they had, and the second time to finish the job. Timothy said “We refused to walk away till the job was done.” I asked him if they cheered when the last block was laid at 8:17pm on Saturday, and he said, “No, we just wanted to clean up the tools and go home.”
Every day they prayed for no rain, and they only had one shower that made them take cover. Then Saturday night after they were finished, it poured rain. The mission in Allegue was totally out of water, and had to haul it from the river, so they were very thankful for the rain!
Saturday was the most difficult day. They ran out of gas for the cement mixer, so they took some out of the 4 wheeler. In the afternoon they need a little more, so they drained the generator.
They had to put up framing in the doorways to lay block across the tops, and the drill ran out of battery with 4 concrete screws left to put in. A few minutes of charge at a time back and forth between the two batteries finished that job up.
Thank you, Timothy and Christen for all the hard work you put in this past week. Thank you Michael for all the hard work you put into the house day after day. Thank you Daddy for all the planning and supplies and support you have put into the whole project. Thank you to each one who prays, and gives, and helps in your own particular way. We truly are grateful!
Now for the pictures!
This is the starting point for the week.
A good start
Back wall done!
Three sides done, one to go. Then the inner walls…
It’s done! (They got too busy to take pictures…)
The front, and the north end which is the master bedroom.
The back of the house faces west.
From L to R – master bedroom, second bedroom, kitchen, shower room, restroom
Welcome! Come on in friends…
This looks out from the left side of the door, in the entryway/laundry area
Straight in the front door- on the left is the restroom, on the right is the shower room. We kept them separate to free things up…
To the right of the entryway is the door to the living room/kitchen
Living room window looking out to the driveway
The gorgeous view out the kitchen window… the sunsets are beautiful!
The second bedroom, off the kitchen
Short hall to the master bedroom, we will have shelves on the one side
The window in the north wall, looking up to the road
Western view from the master bedroom (I love it!)
From the road above you can see the layout of the house
Parting shot… this is the best overall view you can get of the property and it’s setting
Sorry Christen, I don’t have a better picture! Thanks for all your hard work! (He is covered in cement dust from cutting blocks. All the blocks on the top layer had to be cut so the roof slants to one corner, where the rain water will be collected.)
My brothers – thank you Timothy and Michael! I am looking forward to living in this house!
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