The Lumber awaits cutting on Friday before the big Saturday
Saturday and the sounds of hammering ensues.
One house frame is erected to allow for people to write prayers, blessings and affirmations on any of the exposed framing.
The Journey Begins For The Selected Families
…grow apple trees, and honey bees, and snow white turtle doves.
Yeah, I took liberties with one of the words in the title. The song actually says to “Buy” the world a home. But, for the purpose of our Blog, we’ll go with build.
Through the several adversities encountered in the organizing, preparation, execution and delivery of these frames, God did indeed provide. Prayers were answered on so many levels. And, yet we fallen people still wonder how can this ever take place when faced with insurmountable problems. But, God was and is present in all of what you see.
Over 300 sets of “boots on the ground” volunteers from several churches, high school and collegiate athletic teams, and service clubs participated. I had someone ask why we solicit for the volunteers outside of our church. And, was it because we couldn’t garner enough support from within. We had over 100 of our own congregants present and accounted for. But, the point of all of this was to spread the project around and give others a chance to shine on a project such as this. We could have done all of this with the 100+ Stillwater United Methodist Church people. But others needed to feel engaged in putting a roof over the heads of two fortunate families.
Lastly and most important the church is responsible for securing the funds to pay for all of this. And, we do this by soliciting for donations in hopes we can get the $15,000 needed to complete this project. Many of these resources come in the form of sacrificial giving from within and outside the church. But, none of this would have been possible without the generous consideration given to “The SUMC Parking Lot Build” by The Director’s Foundation of Funeral Directors Life. Thanks ever so much Kris Seale and your team of heroes who consider the best places to use the resources that they can provide. None of what happened on Saturday, September 9, 2017 would have been possible without mutual approval of The Director’s Foundation to do so .
And, as a postscript, I want to be able to add to this blog with some photos of the finished homes and each family selected. These homes were being used by The Fuller Center out of Americus, GA at a site location in Alabama. Millard and Linda Fuller were the folks who started Habitat for Humanity. And, in 2005 the Fullers parted company with Habitat and started anew. Millard has since passed away, but his legacy continues through the Fuller Center.
Respectfully,
Steven