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Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 1:56 AM

June 2010 House build in Cofradia, Nayarit Mexico

By Tom Hackett

(6 comments)


Cofradia, Nayarit Mexico

June 2010

Dwellings / Moradas

Building Homes ... Changing Lives

The Human and Construction Story told in Photos. 

(Click photo below to start the photo gallery)

  • Abran Ruiz Pérez and María Partida Carrillo and some of their family.
  • Here is what they have been living in for a long time. The "home" leaks and is vulnerable to the elements as well as critters that come and go. The existing house is made of wood poles, palm leaves, mud, and helped out by sheets or other material to keep the rain out and provide shade.
  • Dave Elias reports ... They have been working like dogs, or perhaps I should say armadillos, digging the foundation. First they had to level the property, it had about a 24” of drop within the foot print of the house. Then they had to remove about 6 feet of their existing house structure from the area. Following the leveling they dug the foundation; it is not deep but there were a lot of rocks now that they had dug away the top soil to make the area level. Wow! I am saying that they are very happy about the coming house and have been demonstrating it by working hard. Further, since we told them about the house they have not missed a Sunday service. As a matter of fact even all their kids have been coming is spite of the fact that they are married and out of the house.
  • The ground has been leveled and is ready to go.
  • The materials are in place and ready.
  • Cofradia Church members pray before beginning work on the foundation and slab floor.
  • Men, women and children from the Cofradia church turn out to volunteer. The love of Jesus is shown through the service of his people.
  • With the foundation and slab in place everybody takes a well deserved water break.
  • The slab is completed and ready for the walls to start going up. Dave Elias reports... "We started the floor just before 9:00am and we were done including clean-up by 12:30am. Probably about 20 plus showed up for the pour of about 5 ½ yards of concrete. We started with no town water; that slowed us down a bit. It takes about 256 gallons of water or about 2.2 tons of water (hauled by buckets) to finish a floor like this. Plus the concrete weighs 26,475lbs which we also moved by buckets. So we did well."
  • Existing house where 6 people live.
  • Here is about 1/2 of our crew for the 1st day of work.
  • We got a lot done today. The Nopales cactus in the foreground are great to eat.
  • We completed the walls to 2 meters. Tomorrow we cement the columns and beams to tie it all together.
  • Things are coming together. Tomorrow we finish up and have the dedication. Another successful Dwellings build thanks to the generosity and volunteer labor of a lot of folks! Thank you!
  • Jay & Louis putting on the roof.
  • The completed home.
  • The home was completed just in time for the start of the raining season.
  • The evening of the dedication we had the first rain of the rainy season. They moved in just in time to stay dry. Great timing!
  • The dedication shared with friends and family.

6 comments so far:

By Pastor Rick Yeomans

(Saturday, Jun 12, 2010 1:34 PM)

Tom,

What a blessing you are to me and the Kingdom...keep up the good work! Check out our work on Emergency Ministry Services web page or Mission Haiti on Facebook

By Arden Hull

(Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 3:07 AM)

What a blessing to see so many helpers . Thank God for His people. May He continue to bless the work in Cofradia.

By Amber

(Sunday, Jun 20, 2010 7:32 PM)

So great!! I'm so excited for Cheche and his family! thanks for doing all this Tom and coordinating such wonderful blessings!

By Mario-Eunice

(Monday, Jun 21, 2010 2:23 AM)

Gracias Tom y a todo el equipo que trabajan por la obra de Dios gracias por la pasion de amara mi pueblo para mi es un gran previlegio.Que Dios los siga bendiciendo por siempre.Mario-Eunice Figueroa.

By Tom H

(Monday, Jun 21, 2010 3:20 AM)

Great to hear from all of you! I am loving the whole house building thing. It is amazing to see what a difference it makes and what fun getting to know the family, neighbors and community. God touches a lot of hearts through meeting this need.

Hi Eunice and Mario. We miss you guys!

By Janice M. Cole

(Tuesday, Jun 22, 2010 5:25 AM)

You continue to be a blessing for those in need.

God bless you abundantly. JC

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