Prayer Requests!

We are working hard to be able to move upstairs and be finished April 17. ( and get all our permits including Occupancy April 12-16). Please pray for our plumber who keeps having scheduling conflicts as we need him to finish his work by this Friday to get our final plumbing permit Monday.

Please pray the other contractors have the time and good weather to finish their work as well so that we can move upstairs April 17, Lord willing of course.

Thank you! We really need prayers for workers to come and finish; plumber, electrician, carpenters, siding installers and rain gutters.

Week of March 29th

I want to thank everyone who showed up last Saturday for the trim painting party. We got a lot done and are very grateful! However, there is still a lot of trim to finish before the hardwood floor is installed this Saturday, April 3rd. Anyone who has time and wants to paint during the week, day or evening, come join me. I know a couple people who will come during the day for a few hours and my husband has Wednesday or Thursday off to paint, paint, paint. He will put in an hour or two in the evenings as well. Just give us a call or email to let us know you will be coming.

Blessings,

Cheryl
301-528-8505
bengaline@comcast.net

March 20-Saturday paint day

Saturday we are having a gathering to work on finishing the painting of the house. Some walls need a second coat, some a first, and there are a lot of doors and trim to paint. We have invited our church and some people from other churches that have been helping us some Saturdays. Come one come all but RSVP please as we need a head count to provide enough brushes and food to feed everyone. Bring any paintbrushes you have but we will have some extras here.

We are trying to move upstairs (we are living in the basement still) in four weeks and if we can get the siding and rain gutter guys to finish before then we just might make it. The month of February put it all to a stop and now they are busy fixing people's broken rain gutters etc.

We have to finish the deck rails to get our Occupancy permit too so anyone interested let us know but we have someone who will be working on that soon; anyone can join him though.

So we are moving along! The tile is done and plumbing will be done in one more days work and electrical is being worked on next week. Thanks for the prayers everyone, and all the support and helping hands.

TO RSVP: 301-528-8505 or bengaline@comcast.net

Moving right along

We still have too much snow to do the outside work but the stone work is finished. We need to thaw out before outside work can be done; finish siding, install rain gutters, build rails for porch and finish two side entrances and build front portico.

The tile work is being finished this week and then the plumbing for the second story. Then we just need the hardwood floor installed. Our biggest need, aside from the hardwood floor installation, is for painting all the trim work. We have several doors and lots of trim to paint and then finish the last coat on some walls and install the hardwood and we are done.

If anyone would like to join us on Saturdays for a trim painting party please email or call: bengaline@comcast.net or 301-528-8505. We hope to get a gathering from our church and another church set up soon and anyone is welcome to join us as we are working every Saturday. The sooner we finish the sooner we can move upstairs and start taking more kids.

We are so grateful for all the wonderful support via prayers, work or donations! Thank you so much!!
Cheryl

The stone on the front being installed Feb 2 2010

We still have to finish the siding (but back is done and some of one side), and build the front portico and finish side two landings for entrances but we are plugging along. All the recent snow we got (and are about to get more) is delaying work outside. We are still finishing tiling and other work inside (the Dutch door to mudroom is up :).

Photos from January work--Thanks everyone!!

Faith wanted a blue and purple room; she got it! (Built in bookcases and window seat are in her room)

Thank you everyone! January 20, 2010

Wonderful progress! Since the last blog entry the window seat is almost complete, Dutch door is almost complete; it needs some bondo and sanding and painting and one bolt and door knobs. The pocket doors are installed (just needs hardware). The mudroom is tiled and grouted and one bathroom floor is tiled. We had 25 people here last Saturday; THANK YOU EVERYONE! The attic is 75% insulated and drywalled and the wall for the mechanic room built. Many people helped caulk and paint the bedrooms as well. It was a wonderful Saturday of fellowship and service.

This weekend we are working on continuing to tile the bathrooms until they are finished and painting all the trim work around the new doors and windows (there are many so it will take a while depending on helpers). We still need to finish the attic, we still need a window installer to install one last window and a carpenter to finish the Dutch Door. The window seat should be finished tomorrow--it is beautiful--Thank you so much Peter! Photos coming. Siding will begin to be installed this Saturday too; we are getting closer to the end of the line!