Hurricane Matthew Lumberton Rebuild November 12-18, 2017

1-Pleasant Garden Baptist Church; 2-Greystone Baptist Church, Durham; 3-Community Bible Church, High Point; 4-Westwood Baptist Church, Cary; Region 4&6 Feeding Team; 6-Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh; 7-University Hills Baptist Church, Charlotte; 8-Piney Grove Baptist Church; Faison; Not pictured: David Tippett, Asheville; Lewis & Morris, Biltmore Baptist Church, Asheville; David & Nancy Piet, Pittsboro; Ike & Eddie, Momeyer Baptist Church; Boy Scouts Troup 37, Monroe; Samaria Baptist Church; Oak Island Baptist Church; River of Life Baptist Church, Sunset Beach; Church at Charlotte; Tabor City Baptist Church.It’s been a very productive and busy week. Floors were laid in 4 different homes, sheetrock hung in 2 homes, electrical in 5 homes, dishes washed and a happy Doreen moved back home.Teams also rebuilt part of a floor system and did most of a shingle roof replacement.  And yes more sheet rock being done. 

The Lumberton operation has several homes in most all stages. From installing floor joist to hanging sheet rock to replacing the roof system.  We are in need of many volunteers each week for the next 8 to 12  months.  Special needs for people who will work either on their own or work with volunteers to show and teach them how to do the job properly.

We will be off next week to spend time with our families for Thanksgiving.  We are very grateful for all of the volunteers that have been to Lumberton this year to work and share God’s love.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 NIV

Hurricane Matthew Lumberton Rebuild November 4-11, 2017

1-Feeding Region 5; 2-FBC Matthews; 3-Neshaminy Warwick Presbyterian Church, PA.4-Daystar Church, Greensboro; 5-FBC Salisbury; 6-Integrity Community Church, Burlington.7-Calvary Baptist Church, Lincolnton; 8-Lafayette Baptist Church, Fayetteville; 9-Grace Baptist Christ & Christ the Cornerstone Academy, Laurinburg; Not Pictured-Tabernacle Baptist, Raleigh & Crew Chiefs-JE, Randy, Richard & Baker.We had 10 different teams come to Lumberton to help rebuild this week. Teams did some final cleaning to a couple homes, tore out tile in a bathroom, installed flooring and finished rough in electrical on a home.Other teams laid subflooring, installed insulation, hung sheet rock and laid more flooring. The youth group built a porch and steps along with under skirted a mobile home.

Over the past 2 months volunteers have completed several homes so we have now started some new homes. There is still over 100 homes that we have yet to start.  Let us know when you and your group will be coming to Lumberton to help rebuild and share the Gospel.

Hurricane Matthew Lumberton Rebuild–October 22-November 4, 2017

Volunteers October 22-28: 1-Hillside Church, CA;  2-Green Street Baptist, High Point;  3-Region 3 Feeding;  4-Biltmore, Asheville;  5-Shiloh Bible Church, Danville, PA & Christian Church of Bloomsburg, PA.

Volunteers have been installing metal roofs, hanging sheet rock, taking breaks while painting homes. Yes that’s Deefa.  Paul has also returned from his tour of duties he felt he was called to follow. Since Labor Day he has been to Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.  Anthony is also back from two weeks in Puerto Rico.  We are happy to have them both back.

The California group returned and took on the task of finishing up some homes. On Friday they followed Anthony to Whiteville to build another wall and hang sheet rock.

Volunteers October 29-November 4: 1-FBC Mauldin, SC ;2-Tuckaseigee Bap. Assoc., Sylvia; 3-Region 3 & 4 Feeding; 4-Bennett Baptist; 5-Yes, they were playing soccer after a full work day!

Not Pictured-Park Baptist, Concord;  Lumberton & Southern Pines Rotary Clubs.

One of the volunteers from a Spanish speaking church shared with us why they came.  He told us that when they were building their new church building that many people came to help so they felt led to pay it forward. This was a hard working group that got a lot of work done in three days. They went to finish hanging the sheetrock in Whiteville. Some finished installing the replacement roof at our center before the winter rains set in.  Teams painted at several homes.

The other teams installed lots of flooring, installed trim work, hung cabinets and started a new job by replacing floor joist.

Some of the many homes completed over the past 45 days are : Edwards, Bullard, Scott, Susanna McMillian, Lewis and Troy.  We are waiting on grant approval so we can install HVAC systems in the McNeil and Blount homes so they will be complete.

Our goal this week is to complete the Allen, Nair, Howell and Becote homes.