Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Day Three - Construction Continues

Progress was made on the six houses today as volunteers continued to prepare houses for siding, install front porch posts, build sheds, add siding, and numerous other jobs.

Volunteers meet for prayer and for a safety discussion at the beginning of the day


Ken Vaughn and Doug Jaeger of Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, Virginia, stand in front of the house that Columbia helped to fund. Ken and Doug spent the day working on this house that will be the future home of Annique Watson's family.

Annique and her three children, ages nine, six and three, were living with Annique's grandparents when Hurricane Rita hit and did damage to the home. Subsequent problems with mold and mildew forced them to relocate, and the family has been staying with friends in a mobile home, where the three children share a bedroom and Annique sleeps on the sofa. The family looks forward to moving into their new home soon.


Hubert Yu of the Toronto Chinese Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario, works on the interior of a house

Brad and Kelly Tomas of the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama, tape the seams of a house in preparation for siding

Tim Burke from Memorial Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia

A team puts siding on a house

Lore Lynch of the Church at Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia, and Lauren Weaver, who works in the communications division of the Baptist World Alliance, add trim to a shed