Hi everyone,
We are all well. Rosa is growing so fast. The kids are working hard on school and are all doing well on their studies.
Most of last week was spent on Jeremy's project in Ocean Springs. Work included final carpentry needed to start the metal roof and installing metal roof. The house is a 2 story elevated house with high ceilings and a metal roof. It is a nice situation for us as Jeremy is allowing us to come and go as it suits us around our other work. Jeremy will be in Duluth for the next month finishing his house there so it can be sold. We will be leaving about the time he returns.
Last week Steve and Rebecca treated us to dinner as we planned their siding and window project. This project is also in Ocean Springs 4 blocks from the beach. It is amazing that they sustained no flooding in Katrina as homes only 2 blocks away are completely destroyed.
As of this evening we have 5 new windows in and most of the soffit installed. Nicholas helped Monday and Tuesday and Andrew helped today. Tomorrow Joshua and Samuel will be put in the action.
On Sunday Pastor Pete and Pam treated us to a meal at a Mexican restaurant. They have been so good to us since we met them 3 years ago. Last spring Andrew went to Kid's Camp under Pastor Pete's leadership. The camp was sold out and we found out later that Pastor Pete slept on the floor so that Andrew could have a bed. He said he wanted to honor Andrew for sleeping in a tent for months to help Katrina victims. How's that for being Christlike?
We are on standby to help a victim who qualifies for a Habitat for Humanity house. The candidate has to perform community service hours but volunteers can perform those hours on her behalf, the way we understand it. We will know more soon, this may happen yet this week.
The nice weather we had has been followed by rain, but now wind and cold. It is windy and will be in the 30's tonight. This may be a blessing as the neighborhoods we have been working are infested with nasty biting gnats. They will hide if it is cool and windy.
On Monday Brian and Nicholas drove the Hwy 90 route along the beach from Gulfport to Ocean Springs to deliver siding. There is a lot of projects in process including fixing the highway. There is a lot of new curbing, resurfacing and work on the beach itself. There is a huge casino just beginning construction. There are some house starts and a Mc Donalds under construction to name a few. Traffic is up since the bridges are now open.
That's about all that is new here for now. Thank you for checking on the blog.
In Christ
The Haines family
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Just work and school
Hi everyone,
We have just been busy doing work and school, nothing too exciting to share.
Danne headed back home and arrived safely. He traveled last weekend and had to endure snow and bad roads in Wisconsin.
Last week included working for several people. On Friday Essie hired Brian to drywall 3 ceilings in her home. She got new walls after Katrina but her ceilings were not storm damaged. She did not like the texture and look of those ceilings. Essie was our host the first year we came here.
On Saturday and Monday, Brian painted the entire interior of a 3 year old home that was sold.
Beginning on Tuesday he began work on a elevated 2 story home. He is subcontracting labor to a contractor named Jeremy. It is a 3300 square foot home on the Bayou. The customer lost their entire home in the storm. This week was spent doing carpentry on the roof system. We were going to start the metal roof today but we had heavy rain. We are expecting heavy rain tonight and tomorrow. They are posting a flood warning for the Pearl River, 1 hour west of here.
Jeremy is a contractor who relocated here after the storm from Duluth, MN. In fact he is returning home to finish a house that he built for his own family, but they never moved into it.
While it was raining, our entire family helped Pam, the church administrator sort and fasten 500 50 page church directories. We had the help of one other volunteer. We can be an army when you put us to the right task.
We are invited to dinner tonight by a couple who wants us to side their home. I can not remember a customer ever doing this before. MS is known as the hospitality state but this is new to us.
Hope you can find somewhere to put your snow.
We will post some pics when we can.
In Christ
The Haines family
We have just been busy doing work and school, nothing too exciting to share.
Danne headed back home and arrived safely. He traveled last weekend and had to endure snow and bad roads in Wisconsin.
Last week included working for several people. On Friday Essie hired Brian to drywall 3 ceilings in her home. She got new walls after Katrina but her ceilings were not storm damaged. She did not like the texture and look of those ceilings. Essie was our host the first year we came here.
On Saturday and Monday, Brian painted the entire interior of a 3 year old home that was sold.
Beginning on Tuesday he began work on a elevated 2 story home. He is subcontracting labor to a contractor named Jeremy. It is a 3300 square foot home on the Bayou. The customer lost their entire home in the storm. This week was spent doing carpentry on the roof system. We were going to start the metal roof today but we had heavy rain. We are expecting heavy rain tonight and tomorrow. They are posting a flood warning for the Pearl River, 1 hour west of here.
Jeremy is a contractor who relocated here after the storm from Duluth, MN. In fact he is returning home to finish a house that he built for his own family, but they never moved into it.
While it was raining, our entire family helped Pam, the church administrator sort and fasten 500 50 page church directories. We had the help of one other volunteer. We can be an army when you put us to the right task.
We are invited to dinner tonight by a couple who wants us to side their home. I can not remember a customer ever doing this before. MS is known as the hospitality state but this is new to us.
Hope you can find somewhere to put your snow.
We will post some pics when we can.
In Christ
The Haines family
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tea time
Hi everyone,
We have certainly been staying busy. Sorry it has been a bit since we posted.
Last week we did tile bathroom for Maureen.
On Saturday, Brian completed Jeff and Lori's railings. Also, Charlotte, Nicholas, Joshua, and Samuel went to Winterjam in Mobile, Al with CLCA. Artists included Skillet, Barlow Girl, New Song, Mercy Me, and several others. Charlotte drove a 15 passenger van for the trip. The concert sold out and the doors were closed directly behind their group. They were fortunate to get in.
On Sunday Jeff and Lori had us over to their home for ribs cooked on the grill. They served us in their backyard on the bayou. It was a very pleasant sunny afternoon. This was all during below zero temps back home. Wow, you have had winter this year. We do not regret traveling south like the birds do. We have had much nice weather lately, but last night and today were certainly cooler.
This Tue and Wed. Brian worked for Ina. Projects included installing a ceramic bathroom floor, peeling wallpaper, painting, and general household repair. Ina is our friend Susan's mother.
Last evening, Charlotte and Brian attended a missions banquet sponsored by Global Support Mission. It was an inspiring evening. GSM has been launched by some very young people from CLCA and has some very big dreams of helping orphans and others worldwide. They have already done some awesome things in Uganda and other places. They have installed new wells and helped orphans out of their poverty. There are many orphans in Africa because of AIDS and poverty. We were treated to a sharing time by a lady who has cared for 1500 orphans with almost no resources. If anyone wants to know more about this mission, let us know. It is great soil to sow in to.
We are planning to be very busy in the days to come.
We miss you all back home. Peggy, May 3 is coming!!!
Thank you to all of you who have been helping us.
The Haines family
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