simply amy: Homes of Hope

Friday 25 June 2010

Homes of Hope - Day 1

Today was the first day of the build. It was super awesome!! Had an amazing day with the team, and it was super cool to be building with Amber and Edgar again. Not only is it awesome being able to build again, but to be able to build with the team that I built with last year, is a real blessing as we share so many memories from last time and it is great reliving them!! It really was God's timing how this all worked out!! These are people who I never thought I would see again, and then wham! here I am with them again :-)

I'm really not going to write a lot, as in this case the pictures will speak a lot louder than words!!

P.S. Not too sure why this writing insisted on being underlined, but I can't fix it, and it is driving me absolutely insane!!!!!!!!!!!! Grrrr

The current house, infested with ticks

Ikea, Amber & Edgar's Border Collie (with paint on her nose)

Me (obviously)

Brian, one of the new team members

Amanda, one of the old team members

Steven, one of the new team members. He loved his tool apron!

The foundation

Building the framework

Completed framework for the walls

Standing the walls up

3 walls up!

A completed framework house

Unloading the siding

Putting up the siding

Siding very nearly completed

Lunch

Amber. Love this girl.

Edgar. Love this guy.

One of the local kids helping with the drilling

He was so pleased when he got the hang of it

Riding in the back of the truck

The boys

1 comment:

Annie Bananie26 June 2010 at 15:13
Luverlee pics:-)they do speak for themselves. It's amazing how we plan things and then God comes into them and blows our minds with His awesome organising.

Xox Mom
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The story behind the picture.... ->

....The picture of me and the little boy (to the far right) is, I have to say, fast becoming one of my favourite pictures!
I met him when I was on outreach in Mexico City (for my DTS)His name is Andreas. He is 5 years old. He lives on the street with his mom (who can't be any more than a couple of years older than me), and his two younger brothers.
Their house is a blanket. Seriously. A holy blanket tied at one end to a pole, and weighed down at the other end with stones. They sleep on newspaper. Their blanket is on an island in the middle of a busy Mexico City road. To top it all off, Andreas and his brothers live surrounded by other teenage kids who are on drugs. They look out for Andreas, and he looks up to them. You can see where that will lead. I just want to take him home with me and give him a chance at another life, away from that of drugs and poverty. Ever since I met these street kids, they have been on mind, especially Andreas. He doesn't know what he is missing out on and what he doesn't have, but despite his circumstance, I have never seen such an innocence and joy in a kid as I did in this one.For me he sums up what Jesus said in Matthew 19:14 "Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them, for the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these"He was so full of life and laughter. He loved spending time with us - he even insisted on praying with us even though he didn't understand. He sat in one of the boy's lap, and listened intently as bits of the prayer were translated for him. Then when one of the older kids feared we were getting to close to him, she came and led him away. Influence. The language barrier made no difference as I played chase with him, and spun him around, and watched the big grin spread across his face. He loved my camera and having pictures taken. Out of all the kids I have met, I have remembered his name and his face.