Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Columun’s
1,2, and 3 are different views of the same room
Row 1 is the
first day on the job.
Row 2 is end
of day one
Row 3 is end
of day two
Row 4 was
end of day 3
This
was our first week of Xmen our Handyman Academy. It was just Ricardo and I this week, but
already we have 2-3 more LifeXchange guys interested for next week. Thank you to Living Hope for allowing us to
work on some projects while we teach the guys some basic skills. Above you will see a storage room that we are
converting into office space. Day 1 we
cleaned out quite a bit of clutter and busted out a wall back in the
corner. Day 2 we finished the ceiling in
the back area which will become the back office. Day 3 we started working on the walls that
will create the new office. Day 4 we
worked a ½ day and finished the wall across the front. There will be one small office on the left
and one larger office on the right. Next
Monday we will finish the wall that will split the two and also start hanging
some sheet rock. Depending on our man
power we may even start some painting.
Ricardo is a bit camera shy, but I was able to catch him in a couple of
photos. Ricardo and I also spent a few days looking at other work, and learning
how to do quotes and invoices. We also
had someone ask to build some raised garden beds from recycled wood she had around
the house. We knocked out these two
boxes in 2 hours.
Please continue to keep this project in your prayers. We are hoping to start a handyman business as
part of LifeXchange in which these guys can begin to work and earn some money. Ricardo got paid R50 an hour this week for
one of the jobs and he said that was the most he had ever made. That’s equivalent to about $5.
