Wecome to Trinity Lutheran's Blogspot. This is a photo diary of unique events, life and ministry of the people of God at Trinity in Moorhead, MN. Enjoy the pictures and stories. Celebrate how God is calling members of Trinity into service. Please feel free to e-mail your photos and stories to Terrie. You will find a link to her e-mail address on the homepage of the BLOG. ENJOY!!!!
Faris brought his two girls for lunch and to help work for the afternoon. They were delightful to be around and eager to help. Here they are posing in front of their huge living room window. Thanks Noorman and Nariman. Note they both got haircuts- pretty cute girls!! The afternoon treat was dilly bars- what a hit!!! THANKS Heather!!!
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Here are more views of volunteers on the roof. It got mighty HOT up there. Water bottles were sent up to keep workers refreshed. Note- even Pastor Steve changed into work clothes and went up on the roof to help. THANKS to ALL!!!!
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Gene and his daughter Sydney biked over after lunch to volunteer. THANKS!! Sydney plans to use some of her time as service work for confirmation. Gene hopes to return tomorrow to help shingle if his schedule allows.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 7:46 PM
The family that will be moving into Hope's Habitat house in Fargo joined us for lunch and then worked all afternoon to put in some of their 500 hours. They are from Nigeria and Faris and Ola work at the same glass factory but do not know each other. Thanks go to Margaret and Ola. Their 6 year old son Ola II rested in Cavalier's chair with the umbrella and try to stay cool.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 7:36 PM
Well Trinity knows how to offer food- and it was GOOD!!! Zozan made a WONDERFUL rice dish to share at lunch along with diced tomatoes relish type salad. The group served beef sandwiches which were very tasty, baked beans and a pasta salad that David Johnson, new chef at the Doublewood Inn & Terrie Wold's brother-in-law donated. Thanks Dave- it was enjoyed by all.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 7:28 PM
Many Trinity members dropped by on Sunday to offer their support- WOW- what a gift and blessing that was- THANKS folks- it means a lot!! Some drove by, others stoppd to visit.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 7:16 PM
Thanks go to Pastor Ray Siegle and Angie Schulz for leading worship at the worksite. The crew got to hear the text for the day, reflect on the scripture and God's presence in the midst of their service project for Habitat, relax on the lawn and get renewed. What a blessing!! Angie blessed us with a song that Jay Beech found- by Marty Haugen written for Habitat- great words and music!!!
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 7:10 PM
There were many steps to completing the roof and house frame. The crew was eager and energetic and appreciated the cooler morning weather.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 7:02 PM
Note how much thicker and sturdy the final truss is as compared to the others. Any idea WHY? I am told it is because of the Northwest Winds in this part of the country. This truss was placed on the west end of the house. It was extremely heavy and took many workers to carry it to it's final resting place.
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Here is the Lillehaugen family nailing the 2x4's for door and closet frames
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 6:47 PM
The roof trusses had to be secured on the inside also. It appears like quite a maze doesn't it?
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 6:38 PM
This was definitely a team effort which began at 8:30 am. The sky was cloudy so it stayed cool for much of the mornings work- Thank you GOD!!
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 6:32 PM
The front door and all of the windows were set in place today.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 6:29 PM
How many men does it take to hang a front door? Here is the crew consulting and helping Faris hang his new front door.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 6:24 PM
Roger is a long-time Habitat volunteer. He has traveled all over the country doing Habitat projects. He ran the table saw all afternoon as volunteers measured for boards to top off the walls and finish their interior walls. Roger was a real pro!!! THANKS!!!
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:22 PM
A picnic table was made for the workers and family- apparently this is a Lake Agassiz Habitat tradition.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:19 PM
Well it is 3:00 pm and Day One of the "Blitz" is wrapping up. The house was wrapped in this barrier sheathing stapled to the walls. It is ready for siding- way to go crew!!! What a GREAT DAY this was!!
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:17 PM
Here is Faris Abdullah working with volunteers. They were putting counterforce on an exterior wall while workers inside were assessing for the wall to be level and plum before securing it. Faris is required to work 500 hours for Habitat as part of his loan repayment.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:13 PM
Look at this impressive work crew taking a break in the shade of the school. Sloppy Joes were made plus pasta salad, fruit salad, chips, cookies and brownies.
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Here the crew is assessing the straightness of the corner before securing with nails- there was a strong desire to have things done right- thanks for being desireous of quality craftmenship.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:09 PM
Thanks crew for helping to keep the worksite picked up. Here scrap lumber is being loaded into Harvey's vehicle. Another volunteeer came and picked up the garbage from the day to dispose of it. Volunteers even recycled their cans and cardboard. Way to GO!!!
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:09 PM
Curt wanted proof that he was using a hammer- look pretty skilled up there Curt-thanks for your hard work and positive spirit!!
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:09 PM
This efficient crew dug out around the foundation and added the metal skirting to cover the yellow foam board used to insulate the foundation. The vinyl siding will go over this part way. Dirt was shovled back into the trench dug out once the skirting was attached.
posted by Trinity's BLOG | 9:09 PM
By 11:30 am the interior walls were going up. This project was a well oiled machine- very organized- with plenty of tools- making it easy for volunteers to contribute and stay busy. THANKS Gary for your gift of leadership!!!
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