Our whole team has been fortunate enough to be on the same site so far this week.  We are building a house for Leona Bartholomew.

Leona is a precious grandma.  She welcomes us into her home, introduces us to her family and friends, and shares her story.  She is a delightful lady filled with joy in her heart.

When we arrived Monday morning, we saw a plywood floor built on a four-foot elevated foundation.  Our job was clear!  Doing his best Ty Pennington impression, Dwayne said, "BUILD THAT HOUSE!"  BY the end of the day, three of the four outside walls were in place.  We were learning how to work in teams.  No one can remember how long it took to build the first wall, but the third one only took 40 minutes!

On Tuesday, we looked like a well-oiled machine.  Teams of cutters, runners, assemblers, nailers, and installers were all hard at work.  By the end of Tuesday, the fourth wall and all interior walls were finished.

The big job for Wednesday will be raising the trusses for the roof.

We are putting an 8-5 work day. So you can probably guess that a night curfew is NOT needed.  In fact, youth have turned in long before the adults!

We can't wait to get back to show our pictures and tell all the stories.  We are so thankful for your prayers as we have stayed healthy and safe this week.