We had a fairly unusual prayer tour on Sunday night, due to having to make side visits to every place that Jack and Tamra ever saw, visited, lived in, or enjoyed.
Yesterday, after orientation, we got our house. The lady we are helping turned over every penny of her insurance money to an unscrupulous "contractor", handing him a $90,000.00 cashier's check in the full expectation of having her house rebuilt. He was so excited to get that money in hand, that he didn't even bother to haul off his tool trailer. Guess he figured he could outfit a whole new rig in the Bahamas!!!
Our homeowner has four children, and has adopted the four children of her deceased sister. They are currently packed into rental housing in Houston, praying to be able to return home after four long years.
Dathan and Vicki are laying laminated wooden flooring, everyone else is hanging doors. This work is not as easy as it might be, because none of the walls or flooring is true or straight, so everything requires patience and extra adjustments. Breezy has had gotten to make mud pies, otherwise known as filling in the floor tiles with grout.
Fortunately, we are a mellow lot, and take our fortunes pretty much as they come. We don't get too worked up about the challenges, just adds a little spice to life and gives us plenty of "hunger sauce" to serve with dinner.
We are very conscious of the gift we are preparing; and the gifts of the spirit that are growing in us, as we progress.
It is nice being able to work indoors out of the sun, but we still get the full New Orleans humidity experience. We could easily wring enough drinking water out of our clothes, if it was only potable...but it's actually quite unattractively SPICY!!!
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