Both Hands - The Final Project

Our Both Hands project was a complete success.

We had so much fun serving Zephera(our widow) and she made sure we knew how blessed she felt.

This is the first time I have personally done a service project this big.

It truly changed my heart...God's presence was so strong at Zephera's house on Saturday...it was truly amazing.  About an hour into the project, I thought to myself, "I am glad the kids are not home yet. If they were home, we would not have taken the time to do this project and we would miss out on a major blessing."  I am pretty sure Zephera was blessed but I KNOW without a doubt, our team was so blessed.

 

Praise God for putting together a team of people who worked beautifully together.  Praise God that the weather was wonderful and perfect for a long day of working outside.  Praise God that Zephera was happy to have us working on her home and for the example of Christ we could be to her.  She thought we were angels, I told her that we had the love of Christ in us which allows us to truly love her.

 

Gavin and I want to give a huge shout out to our wonderful team of volunteers.  I wish I could put into words how much it meant to us to serve with you. Our kids are on the other side of world wanting their mama and daddy.  Yesterday, you all made a difference.  You are all bringing them home.  On top of that, you showed Zephera the love of Christ. 

 

I also want to thank my husband who did most of the organization on the project day. He was wonderful at giving out orders and keeping everyone busy.  He was a wonderful leader and I am proud to say he is mine.

 

Thank you to everyone who sponsored our team this weekend.  I am waiting until next week to add up the total donated money so stay tuned for that.  You are all a huge part of bringing our children home.  Without the finances, it would not be possible.

Before

 

After

 

Before

A Prescott firefighter volunteered to come and help us set up defensible space in case of a wild fire.

 

 

After

 

Before

There were multiple spaces under her house that looked like this.

 

After

 

This shed was infested with rats and was full of stuff she has not seen in years.

We took everything out of the shed.  We threw away most of it but kept a few things that she wanted to salvage.

That would be a dollhouse full of rat poop and bedding.

She was so happy to be rid of this shed!

 One of the many rats we found throughout the day.

 We got rid of that bit of trash on the left but the shed is completely gone.

We hauled over 3000 pounds of trash to dump.  That does not include the brush which we chipped and put back onto the land.

 The Oakerlands who gave us the idea for the Both Hands project.

The beautiful view we had while working.

 

 Getting rid of those weeds!

 

 

My papa hard at work. 



We loved having young people come out to help.

Big thanks to Chino Rentals who donated the use of the chipper.  It saved us a LOT of money in dump fees. 

Zephera's backyard looked gorgeous by the time we were finished.  She way very happy.

This was just a little something to show her we love her.

 

Our Lifesong account is still open for donations.  If you feel led to sponsor this project but did not have a chance to get to it before Saturday, its not to late!  Just visit the link below.

http://bothhandsfoundation.org/gavin-and-rachel-pehl