Hard to believe, but we are less than three weeks from the end of our term. Even as we see weather reports of more snow in New England, it feels like mid-summer here. Today was 82* and we were working on a roof. :O( We know better than to complain […]
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CHRPA Photos
With a little help from Toby and a steep learning curve for an aspiring geek, here are some photos of the CHRPA “campus” and a few shots of our jobs so that you can visualize where we are and what we might be doing. First, is our present “home”. The […]
Read MoreThe Work Continues
Monday afternoon (Feb 4th) we went to the home of a Romanian fellow who is deaf. His girlfriend is also deaf. Our work order said: exposed wiring, ? cooler/Midwest box, enclosure for hot water heater. (the “Midwest box” is the electrical controller for the cooler. They didn’t have one) The […]
Read MoreMuch has happened since our last post. We learned this week that the Tucson police had arrested a person in the utility truck – but not without a chase – and a tree. That explained the flat tires, bent rims and damaged front end. It also explained why some of […]
Read MoreWe have been here just over two weeks now, and I could begin this entry almost as a carbon copy of the previous one. Elinor and I have spent much of our weekend cleaning out our “new” truck and stocking it with tools and supplies. This is actually the third […]
Read MoreCommunity Home Repair: Our work in Tucson
Our Taftsville faith community has been very supportive of our service work both financially and in prayer. We hope that we can keep everyone informed about our work with Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona here in Tucson. That’s quite a mouthful to say, so we all just say “Chirpa” […]
Read MoreMore Before & After Pictures
I just discovered this link at the Sun Herald, the local newspaper in Gulfport (Biloxi actually) and it has some impressive before and after photos. Thought you might like to see it.
Read MoreBefore & After Pictures
This is the first day that has felt even close to a day off. We have a crew coming in tonight, so we are getting ready for them. Yesterday marked 36 days without a day off, and most days were over 12 hours, but things are starting to come together. […]
Read MoreAn Open Letter
Things have continued to dog us here. I’ve had severe tooth pain since Saturday and haven’t had a decent night’s sleep since then. Monday I went to the dentist and he checked my tooth and took an x-ray and didn’t find anything wrong. I went back to work and the […]
Read MoreOn The Way
We are on the road as I type….somewhere around Knoxville, TN and are hoping to get close to Gulfport, MS sometime tomorrow. Being well aware of the old “first impressions” axiom, I’d prefer to show up at the church in the morning, rested (maybe?) and alert (and showered) rather than […]
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