One Room

Piers installed under the parsonage

The foundation work continued today.  We went over to the church house for a few hours to get away from the noise and dust.  Janie worked on her orders while Paul did some Bible studying.  The house is cold except for the living room and one bathroom where we have space heaters.  They have lifted the house several inches and the big cracks in the sheet rock have closed up.  The doors are opening and closing again and that is nice.  The flooring in the kitchen has buckled up in three places and some new cracks have appeared in the walls.  The man told us just now not to patch any cracks for 90 days.  We had expected to live in one room for a month but not 90 days.  I suspect after the new floor covering is installed we will move our furniture back into the bedrooms and then move them again as needed to make the wall repairs and paint.  We sure will be glad when this project is over.
It would have been right handy to have been able to understand the Spanish language.  I would love to know what these men are saying to each other as they work.  One of them sings while he works.  He has a good voice and sings very quietly. 
God confounded the languages of men but He did give man the ability to learn new languages.  The language barrier keeps us apart but in Christ we are all one for God is not a respecter of persons. 

 

 

The back door stands open as they bring wheelbarrows of dirt out and piers in.

One hole in the hallway and one in the back bedroom

The crack in our bedroom wall BEFORE the lifting of the foundation

The same crack AFTER the lifting of the foundation.

The driveway is now 3 inches lower than the garage after the lift.