Labor Day Build

As we were writing our next prayer letter, we realized that a blog entry was never completed and published from our Labor Day weekend build! 

We had a church from Fremont, California come and build for a family of four.  This family had no home of their own and was living with family members.  The amazing thing about this build was how quickly it went up.  We normally like to take 4-5 days to build a home.  This allows for the team to get to know the family, invite them to church, and so much more.  This team only had the weekend, but what an amazing impact they had!  They were a huge blessing to us and the Cruz Bauza family as well.  Ron spent a lot of time prepping for this build so that it would go up quickly.  He precut all the studs and plates, bundling each wall separate.  This way, all the team had to do was unwrap a bundle and nail the wall together - no measuring and cutting.  With the help of nail guns, walls were going up about every 10 minutes. 

End of Day #1

End of Day #2 - Outside Completed

The house was completed in two days, minus the interior paint and trim.  Our family spent the following day painting and trimming the inside of the house with the family.  They even invited us over for dinner the next day after they moved in.  What a blessing!