Team Photos: Hammond, Louisiana

Congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bluffton, Elgin, Fairbury, Forrest, Junction, Latty, Mediapolis, Morris North, Rittman, San Diego, and Smithville

Finishing touches on the trim at Diane’s remodeled house

Securing the ceiling at Vanessa’s remodeled house

Final coat of paint at Darrel’s remodeled house

Soffit and facia work at Barbara’s house

Painting the outside of Vanessa’s remodeled house

Volunteers talking to a neighbor boy while fixing his bike

Outside work and painting at Vanessa’s remodeled house

The last week most volunteers worked on Vanessa’s house

Final cleaning before the move in at Darrel’s remodeled house

Moving Darrel’s belongings from the pod to his house

Darrel looking on as volunteers clean in his house

Moving items out of the North Bay at Camp Living Waters before departure

Even more painting on the outside of Vanessa’s remodeled house

Darrel helping sort out his items at his remodeled house

New shingles being installed at Barbara’s house

Kitchen cabinet finding their new home at Vanessa’s

Jacking up one corner of Barbara’s house to level it

Ladies in the kitchen showing what they worked on during the day

“To God be the Glory, Great things he has done” as the sun sets on another Rebuilding Ministry project in Hammond Louisiana!

Congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bern, Eureka, Fairbury, Forrest, Mediapolis, Morris, Princeville, Rockville, and West Bend

Kitchen cabinets going up at Erma’s new house

New electrical service being installed at Vanessa’s remodeled house

Caulking around windows at Erma’s new house

Removing rotted floor at Vanessa’s remodeled house

Removing the old sink at Vanessa’s remodeled house

Ladies in the kitchen making lots of delicious food for the volunteers

Kitchen ladies bringing root beer floats to job sites

Aerial view of Camp Living Waters shot from a volunteer’s drone

Taking a break on the roof of Cynthia’s house

Volunteers paying special attention to the corners

Painting the outside carport at Erma’s new house

Sanding the walls in preparation for paint at Llovewlyn’s remodeled house

Finding and fixing a sewage draining problem at Vanessa’s remodeled house

Fixing the siding at Vanessa’s remodeled house

Shingles being installed at Cynthia’s house

Serving joyfully in the kitchen

Ruby receiving the poster signed by volunteers who worked on her house

Miss Bobbie sharing her story after Wednesday evening church service

Congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Congerville, Detroit, Eureka, Fairbury, Forrest, Junction, Mediapolis, Rittman, Rockville, Shioda Japan, and West Bend

Volunteers enjoying warm sunshine while painting trim outside

The ceiling is being replaced at Diane’s remodeled house

After each meal volunteers wash the dishes

Furring strips go up before ceiling tiles are put in place

Volunteers unloading and unboxing kitchen cabinets at Erma’s new house

Trusting in God for his provision

“Deuce” getting a wheel barrow ride at Diane’s remodeled home

Repairing the floor in Letlanva’s remodeled house

Volunteers posing with Erma at her new house

Volunteers making Knopfli for the volunteers

Painting the ceiling at Erma’s new house

Outdoor painting on Ray’s remodeled house

Encouragement in the kitchen when things did not go as planned

Picking up trash at Diane’s remodeled house

Installing a new deck at Diane’s remodeled house

Loading doors to take to homeowners 

Crew that was washing pots and pans after supper

Volunteers enjoying a meal at Camp Living Waters

Replacing and repairing drywall at Llovewlyn’s remodeled house

Congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bluffton, Dallas, Eureka, Fairbury, Forrest, Kansas City, Mediapolis, Peachtree City, Princeville, Rittman, Rockville, Sabetha, Silverton, Tremont, and West Bend

Volunteers cutting drywall at Darrel’s remodeled house

Lots of activity in the paint shop

Volunteers assembling furniture on the front porch of the office

Reroofing the carport at Diane’s house

Roto-zipping outlet holes in drywall at Darrel’s house

Adding an addition to Letlanva’s remodeled house

Painting the remodeled bathroom at Dawn’s house

Putting down all new floors at Letlanva’s house

Removing old shingles at Ray’s house

Volunteers eating lunch with Diane and her family

Hanging drywall on the ceiling at Darrel’s remodeled house

Wednesday morning devotion at Camp Living Waters

Grilling pork chops for supper

Finishing drywall mudding at Erma’s house

More drywall finishing at Erma’s new house

Unloading shingles onto Diane’s roof

Erma and her family joined us for supper

Drywall mudding at Erma’s house

Doing finish work on Erma’s carport at her new house

Congregations represented this week included:  Bluffton, Bradford, Cissna Park, Eureka, Goodfield, Junction, Lester, Mediapolis, Morris, Princeville, Sabetha, Silverton, Taylor, Tremont, West Bend, West Lafayette, and Winthrop

Old windows being removed to make way for new ones at Darrel’s remodeled house

Carrying in sheets of drywall to Erma’s new house

Putting finishing touches on flooring at Angie’s remodeled house

Kitchen cabinet installation at Sullivan’s remodeled house

Shingle material cleanup at Lula’s house

First piece of siding on the back side of Erma’s house

Facia painting at Lula’s house

Replacing a wooden post on a boardwalk at camp

Enjoying the nice weather and painting door frames outside

Erma requested we repurpose the door from her old house and paint it red

Painting the repaired carport at Dawn’s remodeled house

Replacing and repairing the roof at Lula’s house

Homeowner helping clean up at Angie’s house

Volunteers fixing delicious food in the kitchen

Siding work at Erma’s new house

Volunteers providing hope and help in Hammond, Louisiana

Measuring the drywall patch needed to repair holes at Ruby’s house

Congregations represented this week included:  Cissna Park, Congerville, Eureka, Fairbury, Forrest, Goodfield, Lester, Mediapolis, Morris, Princeville, Washington, and Winthrop

Finishing the porch ceiling at Darrel’s remodeled house

Fixing a door for a good fit at Willis’s remodeled house

Volunteers working on a large reroofing job at Angie’s house

Putting finishing touches on Deborah’s house

Volunteers putting a new roof on Darrel’s remodeled house

New kitchen cabinets being completed at Willis’s remodeled house

Volunteers having a ping pong tournament after supper

Father and son leading a morning devotion

Ladies from the kitchen taking volunteers treats at Willis’s house

Bobbie helping in the kitchen

Wall framing continues at Darrel’s remodeled house

Volunteers repairing damage on Dawns roof

Volunteers enjoying fresh Louisiana grown strawberries that were shared by the homeowner

Lots of busy people cleaning up dishes in the kitchen after each meal

Cleaning up after shingles were removed from Angie’s roof

Feeding insulation into the blower at Sullivan’s remodeled house

Volunteers sharing what happened on their job site during that day

Brushing butter on freshly baked rolls in the kitchen

Congregations represented this week included:  Elgin IA, Eureka, Forrest, Junction, Lamar, Mediapolis, Morton, Princeville, Rittman, Rockville, Sabetha, Sardis, Silverton, and West Bend

Stair railing being constructed at Sullivan’s remodeled home

Reroofing Raymond’s house

Full Tyvek suits were required to clean out Darrel’s house

Flooring the kitchen/living room at Willis’s house

Window boxes going in at Willis’s house

Sheeting being installed after restoring a wall at Darrel’s house

Blending in texture after repairing a ceiling

Prayers for the people in Hammond and the HarvestCall Rebuilding Ministry

Willis helping paint in his remodeled home

Volunteers visiting with Hammond residents

Reassembling bunk beds for a large function at Camp Living Waters this weekend

Cabinets being installed at Willis’s remodeled home

Preparing to give donated blankets, rugs and more to homeowners

Volunteers reroofing at Raymond’s house

Roof repair and re-shingled at Darrel’s house

Tear off and reconstruction at Darrel’s house

Stretching sore muscles after painting at Willis’s house

Installing the electrical service and weather head at Erma’s house

Volunteers and the delicious pies that they made

Congregations represented this week included:  Bloomington, Bluffton, Burlington, Eureka, Forrest, Indianapolis, Junction, Mediapolis, Morris, Peoria, Princeville, Remington, Sardis, Silverton, Tremont, West Lafayette, and Wolcott

Painting exterior trim that will go on Willis’s remodeled home

Working in the rafters of Irma’s new home

Singing “It’s an Honor to Serve” 

Repairing facia boards at Keosha’s remodeled home

Reassembling doors at the trim shop

Painting a message on the outside of Keosha’s home before painting the exterior

Installing electrical service at Sullivan’s remodeled home

Carrying sheets of drywall into Sullivan’s remodeled home

New porch is finished on Sullivan’s remodeled home

Enjoying supper in the dining room

Cooks preparing food in the kitchen

A new roof being installed at Irma’s new home

Flooring the hallway at Deborah’s home

Finishing drywall at Willis’s remodeled home

Corners of the new roof being completed at Raymond’s

Dishes being cleaned after each meal in the kitchen

Volunteers enjoying breakfast in the dining room

New roof being installed at Vanessa’s home

Congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bern, Bloomington, Burlington, Cissna Park, Detroit, Eureka, Forrest, Junction, Mediapolis, Princeville, Rittman, and Tremont.

Putting down the sill plate at Erma’s house

Our morning routine includes singing “It’s an Honor to Serve”

The first wall is set at Erma’s new home

Installing bathroom vent fan at Willis’s remodeled home

Doing electrical work at Willis’s remodeled home

Adding the newest addition to Sullivan’s remodeled home

Hanging drywall at Willis’s remodeled home

Congregations represented this week included:  Bern, Columbus, Congerville, Detroit, Forrest, Lamont, Mansfield, Mediapolis, Morris, Princeville, Rockville, Sabetha, Silverton, Tremont, West Bend, and West Lafayette

Tearing down Sullivan’s addition that will be rebuilt

Cleaning window tracks at Keosha’s home

Roofing crew enjoying each other’s company at lunch time

Roofing crew back to work at Gail’s home

Embedding scripture in the framework of a home

Marking out where studs go on a new interior wall at Willis’s home

Working on the Bible Study on Thursday morning

Painting soffits at Angelina’s home

Kitchen ladies entertaining us with a song

Group of volunteers praying together in the evening

Framing at Willis’s

Willis had a catfish lunch for the volunteers working on his home

Pulling wires at Willis’s home

Reroofing Nehesia’s home

After supper clean-up crews working in the kitchen

Installing new kitchen cabinets at Keosha’s home

Praising the Lord at Wednesday evening church services

Volunteers enjoying breakfast

First wall being erected on the new addition to Sullivan’s home

Congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Alto, Cissna Park, Congerville, Detroit, Eureka, Fairbury, Mediapolis, Princeville, Remington, Sabetha, Silverton, Tremont, and Washington

The rest of our fleet making the trek from Fairbury to Hammond LA

Week #1 volunteers registering and moving into the dorms

Volunteers washing dishes after supper in the kitchen

Food boxes needing to be sorted after being unloaded from the bus

The bus was full front to back and underneath

Painters being “framed” in the paint shop

Flooring being installed at Keosha’s home

Much delicious food was prepared from this kitchen

Work has begun on Sullivan’s remodel job

Lunch break on Sullivan’s front porch

Volunteers making friends at Keosha’s home

Lunch break at camp after the bus was unloaded

Keosha helping mount her cabinets to the wall

Unloading more trim for painting

Praying with a neighbor and giving her a blessing bag

Sunburn was an issue for volunteers from the north

Volunteers enjoying root beer floats brought out by the kitchen ladies

Demo work being done on Willis’s home

Taking time for Keosha’s daughter

Pastor Lee, who is a neighbor of one of the jobs volunteers worked on, invited them to his church for homemade gumbo

Volunteers replacing a roof on Bobbie’s home

Volunteers dedicated to spending three months helping Hurricane Ida victims recover in the Hammond, LA area in southeastern Louisiana.

Finishing an area for our use at Camp Living Waters

Arranging the Paint and Trim Shop

Disassembling bunk beds and storing them in the bathroom for the Paint and Trim Shop

Unloading items that arrived in the tool trailers

Cleaning up the kitchen 

Placing the Refrigerator trailer near the kitchen

Set up week help getting ready for supper

First grocery run of the season

Preparing bars for the lunch line

Activity in the kitchen for set up week

Cleaning out lunch coolers to prepare for volunteers

Cleaning….

More cleaning!

View of the camp from the driveway