During
the April 2011 tornadoes, a massive tree fell into the Jackson’s house, ripping
through the walls of the back bedroom. The Jacksons were taking shelter in
their home at the time! The tree should have crushed the house and them inside,
but miraculously, it didn't. Their lives were spared, and they knew that God
had protected them. They were unsure how to get the tree out of the house and
did not have the insurance coverage adequate for the tree removal and house
repair.
Over time the continued water damage caused extensive problems throughout the home. Thankfully, our Housing Ministry and CSM volunteers were able to tear down and rebuild the home for the Jackson’s with funds from a program with the Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless (ARCH).
Over time the continued water damage caused extensive problems throughout the home. Thankfully, our Housing Ministry and CSM volunteers were able to tear down and rebuild the home for the Jackson’s with funds from a program with the Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless (ARCH).
On January 9th of this year, the Samford Track and Field team and volunteers from Shades Mountain Baptist Church raised the exterior walls in less than four hours! It's amazing to see what can happen when many hands come together to accomplish the task.
You
may remember that this past Fall, volunteers from Redeemer Lutheran in
Damascus, Maryland built these exteriors walls here at our Ministry Center workshop
so that they would be ready to assemble when it was time.
This
past week, our friends from Redeemer Lutheran came back down to help us finish
the interior walls, rafters, roof, and shingles— and they accomplished the big
goal all in one week!
