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MDS Senior RV Program update for week
of March 17 from Johnson Bayou
By Linda Braun

Now that Leroy's house is done, we turned our energies to completing Myrna's house.

There were light covers to put on, extra baseboards to paint, and trim to finish. Jake finished the window trim and baseboards. John installed the last piece of countertop for the kitchen after affixing the ends. He caulked all of the trim and did final touch-up painting.

Lemar put in closet shelves and rods and installed the telephone outlets.

Paul the plumber finished the plumbing in the sink and tub in the bathroom, installed the hot water heater, and with Lemar's assistance, installed two air conditioning units. They also ran water into the house to test for leaks, There were none.

Mary washed up all of the windows.

All of the boxes and rubbish from the front yard was removed from the sundeck and taken to the dump.

The only thing remaining for our crew at Myrna's is to clean the floors and make the house ready for dedication. The Cameron crew will be installing the bubble wrap insulation under the house next week.

Archie's kitchen cabinets were delivered and Paul installed the lower cabinets this week.

Paul and Mary had consented to stay a few extra weeks in March in order to see his part of the work completed. They pulled out of our campground on Thursday morning, headed for home in Pennsylvania. We are sure that the side of the road in Johnson Bayou will never be as free of garbage and debris as it has been these last three months, as both Paul and Mary were very conscious of every item that did not belong there. On their walk to devotions they often carried a garbage bag in their pocket to put the garbage in, and it was not uncommon to find them out on the campground seeing that all litter was picked up!

Toward the end of the week, Jake and Verna went to Houston to pick up their friends from Manitoba, Dave and Rose Froese, who have flown down to assist them in closing down the project next week and return the MDS vehicles to Mississippi. Unfortunately, due to bad weather conditions, the Houston airport was major mayhem, and their luggage was not able to be located, so they arrived with no extra clothing to wear for Easter, and no camera.

We have become so fond of the people for whom we have been building houses, and the area, that it is going to be difficult to leave. We are so thankful to the Lord for this blessing to be able to serve in such a rewarding capacity.