September progress number 3

Today was a REALLY busy day. I am sorry I am updating this blog so late. The 7 guys from Winkler, MB as well as our plumber from Thompson, MB all moved out of our apartment into a house across town. The family that owns the house is out of town for the rest of the month. We spent some time this evening moving them AND some food, over there.

Since our materials arrived last night, we were able to get A LOT done today. A group of the guys were able to get half of the roof re-done and thankfully there was minimal rotten wood. We also were able to get two exterior doors hung and all the windows in the first floor!! Additionally part of the framing for the upstairs windows was also completed, along with about 4 more trips to the dump with the little trailer and ATV.

There is a GREAT spirit among us all and we are praising the Lord for what he has done so far. MANY folks in the community are VERY interested in the project since it is in a highly visible location on a well traveled road. That has given us some neat opportunities to have some spiritual conversations with some people. We have had one man bring by two fresh ARCTIC CHAR (fish) which we devoured a couple of nights ago. The crew has also sampled some raw beluga whale, known as muktuk. And just tonight we had a local lady bring us some fresh CARIBOU meat too, which will make a nice roast for tomorrows supper.

Below is a picture I took yesterday of the house before the materials were delivered. All the pink you see on the outside is 2 in. foam insulation on top of the exterior plywood. Up here we need ALL the insulation we can get. :o)

Thanks for all your prayers!