Monday - First Work Day

This morning started at 6:30 AM when we woke up. Breakfast was waiting for us at 7:30 AM. We had scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, coffee, orange juice, cereral, etc. What a great beginning. Otto Lawson, the Home Repair Coordinator met us at breakfast and explained our days work. After breakfast we traveled to our project in the "Colonias" in Las Milpas. Colonias are very poor areas where the housing dense and the people are very poor. Yesterday, Pastor Bob Clark explained the need in Hildago County, Texas. This is one of the poorest counties in the United States. The income level is very low. The per capita income is less than $10,000.

Here is part of our project. The siding on the back of the carport is rotten. We will remove the old siding and replace with new siding.
Here is Chris and John unloding the new siding we will use. Here is Brandy doing what she likes to do........DEMOLITION!!!!!!!
In addition to the siding, the roof leaks. Here we are cutting some flashing. This should help move the water away from the low spot on the roof.
Brandy is contemplating the next move.
Here is the finished product. The roof is patched.

Here is the Jimenez family we are serving. Maria is with her son and her two grandchildren, Junior (4 yrs. old) and Nicki (2 yrs. old.
Why is John attacking Brandy with a hammer? Check out the new siding.
Here is Otto Lawson. He is a really great guy. He is supervising us and is a great teacher. Ottow is the Home Repair Coordinator. Also another look at the new siding.
Here is Carol preoparing our dinner (or supper in the south). We had baked chicken, saled with strawberries, yellow rice, corn, and the best biscuits. What is Chris doing in the refrigerator? Is he looking for ice cream?
This is Joey. Joey is Otto;s dog. He is really cute.
This evening our devotion revolved around fathers. Brandy and Chris has a terriffic discussion about this. We also discussed setting aside time every day to communicate with God. Again.....an awesome day. God continues to bless us.