Habitat for Humanity

4/24-4/29/23

It has been a hard week, getting up at 6:30 am is not our forte. I keep telling myself it’s 8:30 at home and that seems to help… for a little while.
We have been doing some finish work on 3 houses that are different stages of completion. This is the last week that Habitat Care-A-Vanners will be here and we are trying to finish as much as we can. There is a crew of volunteers that have been laying floor tile in house 3 all week.. 1400 square feet of it!!! It won’t be done by the time we leave but the group of dedicated local volunteers will finish it up. Cabinets are being hung in the kitchen and appliances hooked up as well.

Here are a few pictures from this week..

We have also had the pleasure of getting to know Janine and Bill who have been schlepping us around for 2 weeks. We are grateful 💖

New Mexico is sandy and very dusty but the cactus are blooming everywhere. You have to look beyond the sand and dust and look for the beauty.

We finished the 2weeks here with the sidewalks and driveways being poured by local cement contractors.

Back at the RV park, we spent time with Dave, the contractor supervisor and Mike, the head local volunteer who has been doing this full time for 8 years… volunteering 4-5 days a week and has his hand on all 24 Habitat houses on the street. We provided a feast for all, hanging out together in gratitude for the opportunity to work together.

As we reflect, the experience was uplifting, fun, tiring and gratifying. The last day, the homeowners came into house 2 to start cleaning and the tears of joy were heartwarming. A few years ago, the owners didn’t think it was possible but in a few short weeks, they will be homeowners! It’s a blessing to be here.