Gospel Community Church

Gospel Community Church from Fort Wayne, IN trekked down a few states to work with HH2G in July this year... one of the hottest months in the year...crazy folks! However, they persevered in the heat and made a huge difference in the lives of Ms. Joseph and her family. The team spent the week caulking, painting, and doing some finishing work on the exterior of Ms. Joseph's home in New Orleans.

They stood on the ground

on chairs,

and on reeeeallly tall ladders.  

Always some sort of adventure on the jobsites!

Ms. Joseph's home is now nearly finished, thanks to the valiant efforts of the various teams that have assisted Ms. Joseph and her family with their home during these past few months. Thanks Gospel Community crew for bringing the family so much closer to the finishing line!

Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention that the record of 70 meatballs has been broken by the courageous Justes King. He looked a bit green in the face by the end, but he conquered 71 meatballs this trip!

1st Presbyterian of Santa Rosa 2014

Well folks, they've done it again! Doug and Judi Webb lead their troop from Santa Rosa, CA allllllll the way down to New Orleans for a week of hard work, good food, and wonderful fellowship. As good friends often do, they offered their labor and love to repair and improve the HH2G facilities and St. Luke Assembly of God sanctuary. In addition, a small group of them went to work at Ms. Cutno's home, finishing some repairs on the exterior, caulking, and completing the painting process...she even fed them some of her delicious red beans and rice! A favorite 'round these parts.

Let's get into some details now...

St. Luke Assembly of God has a small area in the sanctuary for the kids to play and do some art work. However, the area was not closed off or properly equipped for the small kiddos, so the Santa Rosa crew simply built a play area! A few of the ladies tackled the measuring, sawing, screwing, painting, etc... even creating a chalkboard wall for the kids to draw on.  Beautiful job ladies, it's very much appreciated!

Meanwhile, some creative strokes were happening throughout the rest of the sanctuary.  Judi Webb, an interior decorator by profession, used her gifts to spruce up the place. She directed a handful of ladies in the art of slapping paint on the walls, while she made some beautiful flower arrangements

for display in the foyer and on the stage. This task is not necessarily a favorite to take on, but they jumped right in and took care of business!

And towards the end of the week, the side entry floors in the sanctuary were torn out and redone.

 

That's what was happening on the home front. The work abroad took place at Ms. Cutno's home. The crew replaced some rotting boards on the exterior of the house, finished the caulking and painting, and took care of a few other tasks. Her home is ready!

So the group at Ms. Cutno's finished up, and the work at the St. Luke sanctuary was moving full speed ahead... there was one more project waiting.  A deck!

 

At the Garden on Marais site stand three concrete pylons, basically in the way except to sit on or use as a shelf. These seemingly insignificant pylons have become the base for a beautiful deck that will offer a cool escape from the hot sun, a place to fellowship, and much more. Pretty soon we'll have a roof on this thing and the fun shall begin! In the meantime, is anyone up for some Cajun/Zydeco dance lessons??