Pictures of the work we're doing

We've been at the job for two days! Here are some photos from the site.

This is the front of the building. It was built in the 1930's as a church and named Trinity Church, then was sold in the 1900's and made into the Labor Exchange. Just a couple years ago, the Trinity church we're here working with bought the old building to use as their new building. They had no idea at first that it was originally called Trinity church. How awesome is that?! Anyway, it's not much to look at from the outside, but it's amazing inside. Ok, it's a total mess right now, but the bones are amazing. I wish I could've seen it in all it's glory in the 1800s!!

Julia and I moving a bunch of lumber


This is the room we are working in all week. It is no where near done, but has come a long way since the purchased the building. Part of this room has to be move-in ready by next week because the church's old office building sold and they have to get out quick! It might not be perfect or totally ready, but they're coming anyway! This is the only really "good" looking room in the entire place right now.


Julia and Barry looking cute as ever




Paul doing some mudding






Josh and me in our full, safety gear






This is "our" room. Where we meet, have snacks/tea, and do our daily devotions. It's tiny and is at the top of the building. The condition of the room will kind of show you how the rest of the building looks.. it's in need of a lot of work!






This is the project I worked on the entire first day. It is a vent hood for the kitchen that had been sitting outside in the elements for over a year. We had to clean it up really good and it took a LOT of elbow grease!






Diana and me in the middle of it. (you can kind of see how nasty the inside of that thing was!) The only thing we had to clean it with was brillo type pads, rags, and gritty hand cleaner






Afterwards, all shiny! We didn't think it'd ever come clean!







Josh sanding away






Barry flexing his sanding muscles






Jacob in the sanding room. These three guys are doing an awesome job!








Barry got just a little dusty in the sanding room






This is the large room upstairs. We're not working in this room though. It is absolutely spectacular. The details in this room are amazing!!








Today (Tuesday) we got to go on a little shopping excursion during our lunch break. Christine, (the obvious Irish woman) is a member of the church and offered to take us. She is SO incredibly sweet! This is me, Sandra, Mary Ann and Christine






Just another picture to show how dilapidated the building is.

Here is a video of the main room (again, this is not the one we're working on. This one is on the 2nd floor (technically first floor since they call the one below it the ground floor.. whatever!) Sorry for the poor video quality...