Update from Lakeshore

Several weeks ago I posted about having the opportunity to help wire a house here. I am finally getting to posting some pictures from that adventure! It was so fun and I want you all to see some of the action!

Vic's house, the same house where a group
of us worked on the roof a few months ago

Rob, the actual electrician

Lisa, doing some good stapling!

Mike, unsheathing those wires

That's me on the ladder, and 2 people from
another team putting up the breaker box.

I like this picture because Bro. Don's face is so fun!
That's Doug working in the background.

We had a few slow weeks around here with hardly any volunteers, but we are starting to pick back up this week. We've had people in this week from Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia. They have been working on several different houses. Two houses that I am excited about are Mr. Scarborough's and Ms. Gillum's. Mr. Scarborough's trailer is near completion and it is so exciting to get teams in there to finish up that last few things that need to be done before this elderly man can return to his home. Ms. Gillum, also, is elderly and a team this week began hanging the sheetrock in her house. This dear lady has had many tragedies in her life in the past few years, only one of which was Hurricane Katrina. The house that we are working on for her actually belonged to her daughter, and Ms. Gillum was going to live with her. Suddenly, only months after the storm, her daughter died, leaving Ms. Gillum with no family and no hope of having a house in which to live. The church decided to continue to work on the house and restore it for Ms. Gillum herself and she was speechless. It has been a long road, but we are finally moving forward on her house and it's encouraging to see. There are many other projects going on here currently, I have only highlighted a few. Pray that God continues to sustain those here to work for His glory in the rebuilding of this community, and to keep the mercy of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ the basis of our efforts here in Lakeshore!