The House

Monday, during an ice storm, several board members and guests joined Lisa (we can use her name now) the homeowner at her house in Terril to survey the work to be done. We shivered in the gutted house and saw again the great potential of the open concept, the great windows, and the very nice lot for raising a little family.

I'm going to let the photos speak for themselves. The one where board members Ed and Nick are standing, talking to Earl, the master plumbing and heating guy -- they're standing in the bathroom. No, really. The frost footings are there for the water and sewer lines, but that part of the house had to be demolished so the bathroom, right now, is open air.

The house needs everything, but we're up for the challenge.

We can't do it on our own. We've had a donation of insulation as well as many hands ready to help. But everything from drywall to flooring to wiring to plumbing to a furnace and air conditioning to appliances is still on its way.

Will you help deliver it? Any day now the Fuller Center for Housing -- Iowa Lakes page will appear on the Fuller Center for Housing website at http://fullercenter.org/ The page will have the Donate Now button. Otherwise, feel free to email us if you have an in kind donation we can pick up.

Thank you for helping us create livable housing for our friends and neighbors in the Iowa Lakes.

Enjoy the photos.

And...this video, reminding us that God uses us "as is." You might think you don't have what it takes to serve God and do big things for Him as His hands and feet here on earth. Trust me, if Ed and I can do it, you can, too.

This song, by Iowa native Peder Eide, reminds us that nearly everyone God used whose story was recorded in the bible started out with serious deficiencies in ability, character, and motivation.

If you feel a pull on your heart and a recurring image in your mind of some way you can make the world a better place, I hope you will act on it. God will fill in what you lack.