Mary M. and her daughter lost their house to Hurricane Katrina and then again to a fire. A group of "teen
angels" came to their rescue. You definitely will need a tissue when
you read this happy news.
In the beginning there was an empty lot. The only thing there was grass.
The thought of building a house scared me. The how's, the dos, the how
much!!! Well it wasn't long before the lot was filled with terrific volunteers
all the way from New York, yep Volunteers! I knew at the moment they got there
it would begin. They came in droves. The van doors opened and out climbed a
soccer team from New York. Yep, you heard me, a soccer team of girls at that.
Girls that were determined to begin the quest of building a home for my 12 year
old daughter. Dani was delighted. The teachers/coaches of the team gave the
girl hammers, nail pouches and the wood and the work began. The first day, the
girls all hyped up, set a goal for themselves. They had worked in the rain
several of those days, the downpour didn't stop them. The work they completed
within the 5 days was great. Kudos to this group. The floor and two walls were
built and stood up to begin the first stage of our home and this is the group I
am so thankful for. You will see updates, I can't wait until this group comes
back to have a BBQ when the house is complete, in the yard of what once was an
empty green lot.
