Day 2--before and afters
Today we worked on one side of a duplex. The house was seperated from the levee by a street and a row of houses. Usually you can see the spray paint from rescue teams on the side of the houses, but in this part of the neighborhood there was no paint because the houses had been completely underwater. We worked with two sophomore girls in college who are EXPERTS at gutting as well as a group of two women with 3 younger girls. Total: 12 women and 1 man.
Group photo at the end of the day. Why am I the only one that looks like a Mess?
This is the before picture of the kid's bedroom that was in the front left of the house.
After picture of the kid's bedroom
The master bedroom in the back was very wet and dark, which made it hard to work in there.
We didn't get a chance to start on the walls in the master bedroom, but we did take down all the trim.
One of the coolest parts of the day was when we were all sitting down for a lunch break and this car drove by and an older woman leaned out of the car and waved and blew us a kiss!!
Group photo at the end of the day. Why am I the only one that looks like a Mess?
This is the before picture of the kid's bedroom that was in the front left of the house.
After picture of the kid's bedroom
The master bedroom in the back was very wet and dark, which made it hard to work in there.
We didn't get a chance to start on the walls in the master bedroom, but we did take down all the trim.
One of the coolest parts of the day was when we were all sitting down for a lunch break and this car drove by and an older woman leaned out of the car and waved and blew us a kiss!!
posted by amanda @ 9:23 PM
2 Comments:
At 6:15 PM,
Anonymous said…
I'm sure many of us are reading and just not posting comments. Your pictures and commentary are very powerful.
On a lighter note, don't let Amanda keep up with the key!
How about some pics and dialog on meal preparation? I'm wondering how that is going.
At 10:20 PM,
Anonymous said…
I'm reading, too--even though you are all home now, and I'm touched by your work and your thoughts while you work.
I'm blowing you kisses too. I guess it takes a while for them to reach you from Austin.
Smile when you close your eyes at night, knowing you fulfilled "When you do it for the least of these, you do it for Me." (and all of us are 'the least of these.')
Many blessings,
Andy
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