Final Pics from the Wimberly/San Antonio Project

The Disaster Rebuilding Project in Wimberly, TX is finished for this season.  This is a special  final set of pics for all those who worked on this house for Ken and Donna this winter, 2016.  Special thanks to Marty and Carol for supplying these photos.

Carpet is installed in the family room

Carpet is installed in the Dining Room and baseboards are being installed.

Final view of wallpaper, mirror, vanity, etc in Master Bath

Final view of wallpaper, towell racks, lights, mirror in Hallway Bath.

Kitchen (see family room also)

Kitchen (WOW)

Kitchen with new oven cabinet, oven, dishwasher and refrig.

Kitchen also showing view into family room and dining room.

Kitchen looking toward dining room

Counter between family room and kitchen

All we can say is WOW.

God bless everyone who participated in this project and those who received benefit from the process.

3rd Week in Taft, TX

As we begin week 3, we are looking at a lot of odd jobs around the church.

They have found another handrail that requires sanding and painting.  Sharon and Carol begin the process

and are joined by Wilma and Duane after they did some final touches on that porch from last week.

Wilma and Duane begin painting

and Mike adds his touches with the spray can.

Meanwhile, Stel begins adding the screen to the frames she and Jodi worked on last week

and Jodi helps hold everthing tight.

We made new, bigger frames for the sun shades and Jodi is giving them a coat of paint.

Then Stel adds the sunscreen with the help of the pneumatic stapler.

and attches them to the window.

The sunscreen is meant to help keep this side office cooler so that a single airconditioner functions better.

The other screens are also installed.

Jodi finds a tool that is more to her liking.

While all this other stuff was going on, Sharon was cleaning some dirty and marred paneling in the Learning Center

and Carol was applying stain with the hopes of hiding the many scratches and marks.

And Wilma, ever the teacher, sorts flash cards.  She just couldn't help herself.

Sharon has moved on to patching holes in drywall in the hallway

and one of the bigger classrooms.

While Carol does some pre-painting cleaning

Sharon finds a suitably sized chair to apply painter's tape.

Carol begins priming with Kilz with Mike looking on.

No more watching Mike, get to work.

Misery loves company so Dave gets drawn into the painting process.  They were going to paint one wall but .......guess the whole room will get a coat.

Another "quick job" they said.  Jodi begins scraping the peeling paint from these sanctuary entry doors.

The "quick job" has now involved 4 people as Stel, Wilma and Duane are scraping

and scraping

Why don't you do the jamb as well?  Why not.

Finally, painting begins with all 4 involved.

In between other jobs, someone noticed a broken table in the Learning Center so Stel cuts a pience to replace it

attaches it and it's ready to go.

Remember we said a lot of odd jobs.  Stel replaces one lock in the Director's office, and

Two more on one of the outside doors.

Duane is trying to shut off the water so they can remove the plumbing from an outdated water fountain inside and

Dave is assisting.

Wilma is trying to place new cork on this bulletin board and Stel gives her a hand.

Next day, Wilma gives the new bulletin board trim a fresh coat of paint.

The week is over and so is the project in Taft, Tx.  Sharon speaks for all of us as she collapses into her car.  Time to head home and we'll see you "down the road".

Weekend touring at the Gulf coast

Last weekend, we took the opportunity to tour the area.

We began with a drive to the harbor at Corpus Christi

and an up close look 

of the WWII era aircraft carrier.

The deck was covered with many prior and current aircraft examples

The bridge is a must see

and who could avoid a chance to run this ship.

Then we drove south and across the bridge to Musstang Island and a walk on the beach.

Shallow water fishing by the locals.

Go on up the island and take a ferry ride to Aransas Pass.

A couple of cormorants make the trip as well

as a gaggle of  pelicans.

The ferry docks on the other side and we head back to camp.