We had a chance to look at some of the plans for the house this past Saturday, and we were so excited for the amazing transformation that it will go through in the next year. The house we see now will no longer be there, as the changes that are planned for both the outside and inside are truly incredible!
To turn such an ugly house into something great is quite a process, an amazing transformation like this will take time. The pictures here show the house we have accepted as it is today, and a house in the neighborhood being used as a model for the reconstruction. Everything that is done will be historically accurate, and much will be added in order to do this. A small front "porch" or stoop with a roof will be added, the roof will be removed and a peaked roof with gables added, a bad addition will be taken off, giving the house a new and more interesting shape, and a side porch in the front and back will also be added!
Not to mention everything on the inside will be redone, electrical, heating, and plumbing are all getting torn out and replaced. The work on the roof, and these inside components will all be done by contractors. Volunteers including us will not be able to get onsite until mid August at the earliest. Once it is completely gutted, we will get a chance to look at more specific plans for the rooms on both floors.
This amazing transformation will allow us to walk into a beautifully restored home, with every part of it new and functional. This is not unlike Gods work in us, taking the ugly, unusable things and making them not only usable but beautiful. For this work in our future home, and more importantly in us we are truly thankful to God.
"And we all, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
2 Corinthians 3:18
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