Lifting Up the Floors

Well, maybe we didn't really lift up a floor but what we did was put in a support beam on top of a wall instead.

Pastor Gustavo came to me and was very tentative in asking the question could they use the funding for a floor to help a man in the church who was in the process of building a house.  I thought it was wonderful that the church would want to come alongside this brother and bless him as he works to provide a home for his wife and baby!

Here Pastor Gustavo and Alex, the homeowner, are mixing cement.

You can see in the background Alex's adobe house that he has been building with the help of friends and family, with adobe bricks he has made by hand.

Here's a little close up of the wall with Ellen, Mari (Alex's wife) and their baby, Alex.

You can see that in the photo that the wall is topped with terra-cotta roof tiles to protect it from the rain.  The cement beam will provide that protection and greater strength by tying all the walls together.

Ellen is checking out the progress.

And it looks good!

This is hard physical labor (especially in 90+ degree temps) and what a wonderful labor of love for the church to come alongside this brother to help out with!!

Thank you for your gifts and prayers that make this work possible!!

Unless the Lord builds the house,

    the builders labor in vain.

Unless the Lord watches over the city,

    the guards stand watch in vain.

Psalm 127