Bud looking from above
On Saturday we went to Sabana Perdida to help a family with three children.
Their home is in need of major repairs and we were able to fix some of the problems.
We took tools to dig around the house and caulking to seal leaks in the roof. It was like a sauna inside the house and you have to wonder how anyone could possibly sleep there. Working from the inside and sealing the tin (zinc) roof was 'no problemo'. With no
electricity to interfere, it was easy to see all the holes in the roof.
After fixing those problems, we tackled the outside. We cleared a trench around the house to divert the water from the houses above and repaired some of the walls. Also, we built a temporary restraining wall just above the house to divert excess water. Just as we were finishing, the rains began. How grateful we were to God to allow us to complete the work before the next round of storms!
We plan to go back in several months (after hurricane season) to build a new house, this time, made of cement block! Extreme home makeover, Dominican style! The neighborhood church is helping also and has already donated some material, but we will need much more.
Their home is in need of major repairs and we were able to fix some of the problems.
We took tools to dig around the house and caulking to seal leaks in the roof. It was like a sauna inside the house and you have to wonder how anyone could possibly sleep there. Working from the inside and sealing the tin (zinc) roof was 'no problemo'. With no
electricity to interfere, it was easy to see all the holes in the roof. After fixing those problems, we tackled the outside. We cleared a trench around the house to divert the water from the houses above and repaired some of the walls. Also, we built a temporary restraining wall just above the house to divert excess water. Just as we were finishing, the rains began. How grateful we were to God to allow us to complete the work before the next round of storms!
We plan to go back in several months (after hurricane season) to build a new house, this time, made of cement block! Extreme home makeover, Dominican style! The neighborhood church is helping also and has already donated some material, but we will need much more.
If you like hard work and little pay, well actually, no pay, we invite you to come and be a part of God's work here on the island. We are always looking for volunteers to help with the work. The people have many needs; medical aid, food, clothes and unconditional love. Your smile, that cup of water, that light of God's love.... might be the very thing that will most encourage them not to give up hope. Every day God gives each of us a chance to influence someone's life for Him.
Dios te bendiga!"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matthew 7
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