Da Fam(ily) Life AG 9-2013

Over the past 8 years HisHands2Go has hosted several teams who annually (or biannually) trek to New Orleans to work.  The team with the most trips (9) hails from IL.  The runner-up, with a current total of 8 trips, is none other than (drum rolllllll…. TA DAA):  Family Life Assembly of God from Pittsburgh, KS!

The faithful few – Matt, Mickey, and Ramesh – have returned to New Orleans every year since Hurricane Katrina.  In 2012 they recruited 2 more workers to make 5, and now in 2013 they topped that with a total of 8 guys in their group. This year the guys worked on 3 main projects: 1) St. Luke building repairs, 2) Julius Sanchez’s home, and 3) Phillipi Evangelical COGIC’s building.

Project #1: You may recall reading about damages St. Luke Assembly of God suffered from Hurricane Isaac in 2012.  One of the offices at St. Luke AG was invaded by rainwater that collapsed a section of the ceiling, soaked the carpet, messed up furniture, and created puddles in the electronic equipment stationed in that room.  Well, Family Life guys whipped that room into shape!  They finished replacing the drywall, mudding and taping, and even painting the ceiling and walls.  In addition, they were able to put down the new snap wood flooring.  The time has FINALLY come to set that office back up and it looks good! St. Luke’s buildings suffered other damages as well, one of them being a large leak in a side room in the sanctuary.  The floor in this room was soaked and rotting through.  A few Family Life guys pulled up the floor and completely replaced it.  Now it’s time to put the tile down…

Project #2: Julius Sanchez has been in the process of restoring his home for quite a while.  Several HH2G volunteer teams have worked on his home and made great progress with the drywall work.  A group of the Family Life guys tackled this job, making Julius’ move back home possible!

Project #3: This summer, several HH2G volunteers have put their hard labor into a children’s building for the Phillipi Evangelical Church of God in Christ.  The church owns a shotgun double that they are rebuilding to be a children’s ministry building.  Some of the Family Life guys spent most of their week at Phillipi repairing the roof and structure of the building.  For those of you who have worked on that building this summer, you can see and hopefully appreciate the progress made possible by you and the guys of Family Life AG!  The folks at Phillipi Evangelical COGIC have expressed several times their gratitude for your assistance.  Thanks so much!