The Team
Before
After
Just kidding! We took these pictures at the same time, just for fun.
Upstairs Bedroom
Before
Having no place to put his clothes, the resident in the front bed, threw everything on the floor. All he had were piles of clothes, a broken bed, and two bookshelves full of books. He is an American history buff, he had some really great books. We brought a sturdy bookshelf up from the dining room for him.
After
New dresser, bed, bedding, and armoire.
Before
The other resident in this room walled himself off a space with several wall cabinets stacked on top of each other and a shower curtain. This blocked off the light and air from the side window. Back in the corner were two bookshelves that were in such bad shape, we could not get them down the stairs in one piece. He was hanging his clothes on a large metal four armed rack like you see in a department store. It took up a lot of space in the room.
After
No kidding, this is the same room. Shower curtain, stacks of cabinets, metal department store fixture for clothes removed. The room is opened up. Two armoires and two dressers put in.
Upstairs Bathroom
Before
Cabinet that nobody used.
After
Permanent ironing board and towel rack with fresh towels.
Before
Shower
After
Shower curtain, re-caulked shower.
Before
After
This is the upstairs bathroom. It is a large bathroom with windows, we loved it. It got a new toilet seat, tp holder, some moulding that was missing, some small wall art, new paint and shelves to the left of the sink. Bible on the toilet. Why not?
Dining Room
Before
After
Before
The bookshelves were not being used. The books in them were left from previous residents. I hope your computer monitor does these walls justice. They were primary yellow.
After
One of the bookshelves is now upstairs in a bedroom. Both desks were moved together. We added lamps and a canvas. The canvas is a reflection of the book we read about Ann Judson before the trip. This is a well lit, clean surface for paying bills, doing puzzles, or bible study.
Living Room
Before
After
Before
Not bad, but not comfortable. The cushions were very thin and you could feel springs through them. The carpet was ripped with holes and the thickness of felt. It could not be cleaned anymore.
After
New paint, furniture, silk tree, lamps, ottoman with storage, curtains, and new carpeting in the living room. We got a generous discount on the sofa and chair from Value City and the carpet and installation was free.
Before
Old entertainment center that was huge and very heavy. We gave it to Rescued Treasures and it was sold in two days. Another way to help GCH.
After
New entertainment center, cleaner looking wall with art.
Downstairs Bedroom
Before
This is the additional project that we did, one that we had not planned in advance. Two men sleep here. All of the furniture they had was broken or non functional. One was using a dining room buffet as a dresser. He was also sleeping with his bed on plastic milk crates because his bed frame had only three legs.
After
The team did this room in one day. It was a real team effort to do the shopping the night before and assemble the furniture (what you can't see are two large armoires on the wall behind you), clean out all the old and install all the new. A patriotic theme was requested.
We cannot thank you enough if you supported us financially or prayerfully. You were as important a part of this mission trip as we were. The men of the Birdhouse thank you too. We know they will keep everything in good shape. We did their kitchen last year and they worked hard to keep it looking good after we left.
God bless you!
