Repairs Are Starting to Progress

The weather during the last few weeks has included snow storms approximately every third day, so this has limited our building progress up to this point. However, on Monday of this week, we seemed to have turned a corner, and it appears that spring has finally come to the camp!

On Wednesday, we were finally able to start coating the inside of the Waste Water Treatment tank. We were unable to do this during the snow, because the special paint that we use must have five days of warm and dry weather in order to cure properly. Once the paint dries, we will be able to reconnect the system.

This week a group of volunteers from the SOWERS project tore down and hauled away the debris from Hilltop #2. The debris needed to be removed so that the county officials can come and inspect the foundation and make sure that it was not damaged by the fire, before we start the rebuilding process. We are starting to work on building plans for this new lodge, and hope that this will be the prototype for future lodges here at camp.

• Please pray that their are no more rain or snow showers in the next week, so we can finish the work needed on the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

• Please pray for the permitting and inspection process both for the Dining Hall and Hilltop #2. Pray that the paperwork would go through quickly so the rebuilding can begin.

• Please pray as we raise funds for the Dining Hall repairs and renovations that God would provide all we need.

Jim

One Repair Down...

Wow, it finally happened... the Waste Water Treatment Plant is back in the ground where it belongs!

Last week we had a crew dig out the excess dirt and mud from the hole where the tank belongs. There was so much material to move, they had to use a Bobcat tractor down in the pit, to get everything removed.

The crane came back on Monday to lower the tank back into the ground.

While we had the tank out of the ground, we used the opportunity to reinforce some welds and to repaint the outside of the tank to prevent rusting. We also installed a drain system so that the will not happen again (hopefully)!

Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we move forward with all the repairs.

Jim