One Hand for the Widow

Well, the first half or our Both hands Project was a great success!  All week it was 65+ degrees and sunshine.  But for Saturday, they were forecasting a cold front and rain.  We prayed hard all week and commanded the clouds to BACK OFF!!  The day began sunny and beautiful!

We had about 30 adults and 12 kids volunteer to help.  In one day we accomplished as much as an army!

The pipes under her house were exposed and froze each year.  We added fiberglass insulation and then added a plywood covering over it all.

We added Storm Doors to the front and back of her home.

We added 14 sheets of T1-11 paneling around the base of her home, covering the patchwork of beat up plywood.

We painted the entire worn out Brown house, a beautiful Sky Blue.

Her weathered wooden window frames were wrapped with white aluminum.

Her old wooden window sashes were scraped and painted a fresh white, along with her patio railings.

Two dump truck loads junk and trash were picked up and hauled off.

All her ripped and frayed screens were replaced.

Aluminum flashing replaced the rotting wood base around her home.

The decks were swept clean.

The windows were washed inside and out.

The inside of her home was swept, washed, cleaned, dusted, vacuumed and polished.

We each stopped for a few moments here and there throughout the day to sit and visit with her, to talk, to pray and to encourage her.

At the end of the day I sat with her and SHE prayed for ME!  She prayed that all our needs would be met by the Lord.  She was totally blessed and overwhelmed by the goodness of God ... how He answers us before we even ask Him for help!

And as the last car left, it began to rain.  GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!