The Saturday team this week tore into town and tore into a long laundry list of work! Led by Tim Bredahl, 19 team members from Mt. Olive Anoka, Bethel St. Paul, First Presbyterian Stillwater and Woodbury Lutheran tackled several unfinished jobs and started a few more.
They were able to finish mudding Marian's basement and got that pesky washer/dryer unit out. We'll have to go back and power wash the basement this week.
They finished gutting a house someone else had started (walls, kitchen, bathrooms, and insulation), and finished removing the ceiling and floors in Robin's house, which our team started last Saturday. Robin, who had water on the main floor, had an amazing story -- Facing no place to live for a long time, she was given a trailer this week! So, she can stay in her driveway while work continues on her house.
The team also pulled carpet and moved furniture and equipment at a restaurant next door to Vi's Antiques on Main. The owner hopes to open back up. A group of Southern Baptists from Texas were tackling Vi's building at the same time.
And the Minnesota Lutherans did GREAT things for Steve and his fiance, who had water on both levels of their house. They removed all inside stud walls with the exception of a load-bearing wall so they could pull up the floor underneath. Some of the team worked on the outside, where they were approached by 10 students from Winona State University who asked to help. In talking with the students as they worked together to remove damaged shrubs and fences and try to even out the mud-flooded ground, they learned one of them is Jim Byzstrycki, a member of Woodbury Lutheran (yeah Jim!). They had a great time getting to know the young people and appreciated their energy in completing work on Steve's property.
Another week of miraculous stories and hard work. We hope to have some pictures up soon; check back!
We have teams heading out Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday this week. Sign up online to join us!
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