For those who have been following this blog a long time, you know that we have been building our home on the mission field for two years now. And what you are about to see through this new series is a HUGE improvement to our first days in our new home. We made a crazy wise decision to move onto this "construction site" very prematurely in order to start saving on rent money and to keep a better watch on the building progress. Was it hard? Yes! But would I make that decision again? Yes, I really think I would.
So even though you are going to see things that are still unfinished, I want you to see our progress. If I waited to show you our home until we are completely finished, you might have to wait a few more years!
Igor and Lena, a precious young couple in church who was married last year (Nate was their ring bearer and Brianna was their flower girl) decided to buy an empty lot next to us. Boy, they must love us {and we love them}! They have fenced in their property, but I'm pretty sure it will be several years before they will be able to build anything livable.
The concrete in our garage is our newest improvement, and the project we are currently working on. In the next few weeks, we will be adding concrete to make a driveway.... and finish sidewalks.
So, here is what we have left to do outside:
- Finish driveway and sidewalks
- Fence our property in
- Landscaping
- Structure and paint the outside of the house
These are some big projects, but the only one we are in a hurry to get to next is the fencing.
Already looking forward to Part 2 of this series, where I will be inviting you to come inside!