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 MoreCURRENT Happenings
Much 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 […]
Read MoreGot The Nod
Some of you asked if we would email when and if we got the nod from MDS. Well, we got it, and they’d like us to come ASAP, so we are leaving on Monday. Since there is little in the way of housing available they have asked us to come […]
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