The Xmen - week 1

              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.