FINISHING UP

 We worked on unit 35 on Monday. Steve, another volunteer from church, came and power washed  the house and the driveway. Betsy and I painted the house and at the end of the day Gary and Paul came over and lent a hand with painting.

Larry helped to  install new window in unit 37.

 Yes, Gary you need to demolish this bathroom.

Don and Lou gave a hand.

 Tub out and walls down to the studs.

 Oh no the bathroom behind it wasn't to be done, but the tile and the drywall cracked since the walls of the bathrooms were against each other. So another room to renovate.

 Gary and Don made a trip to the dumpster to put in the debris from the bathrooms

 Larry helped Lane ( an maintenance employee) to remove all the water, sewer and electric lines behind another building they are renovating.

Thursday we finished up the painting at the homes we painted. Carol brought another member from out church, Theresa, to help.  They painted the window sills green at unit 35.

 Larry painted the shutters for 57 and 58.

 Danny helped and then gave me a hand painting the white around the screen porches on the back of 57 and 58.

 Larry hung the shutters. By the end of Thursday we had this house completely painted inside and out.

 Betsy and I vacuumed  the windows of all the little pieces that were left from when the windows were installed in unit 37.

 A group of  11 men from PA had come for a week to volunteer.  They left on Wednesday so Betsy and I cleaned their rooms. Betsy cleaned the bathrooms and I washed all the sheets and towels.  There are very nice rooms for the volunteers to stay in.

 This was our break room, every morning they had a little treat for us.

 Tuesday Les and Maryann had us to their home for a delicious lunch. Jack and Bunny are their neighbors and they joined us. They all are retired missionaries from inland Africa. This a house the SOWERS built a few years ago. Les is at the end of the table and his wife is on his right. Bunny is next with Jack next to me. It was nice getting to know them a little more. Jack sings in the choir and  leads a Sunday school class at our church.

 Thursday evening we ended our project with a meal at an Italian restaurant. Larry, Gary, Danny, Lou, Elaine, Jacque and Betsy.

Our church volunteers, Steve, Paul , Don and their wives. It was a different project and we were blessed with all the volunteers from the church, The African Inland Mission retirement center wouldn't be able to be maintained without many volunteers.  They are already asking when they can have NOMADS return.