We Have a Functional Tree...Fort

It is now able to be played on without falling off.

As of Saturday, June 23rd.

Quarter Auction for Habitat for Humanity

 We'll be starting construction in Alton later this summer!  

Will you help us help our family 

build a decent, affordable home?

Like us (Alton Area HfH) on Facebook.

Until Friday

This is what she'll look like until at least Friday.

 The deck just needs a dozen or so more railings and a completed step in between the trunks and it'll be functional by the 4th of July.

And we checked the steering wheel out.  We were able to park the pirate ship before going back inside this evening.

Pictorial Update of the Tree Fort

My week of vacation last week helped get the tree fort closer to the finish line.  Here's the latest pix:

 As of June 4th.

As of June 13th, we have most of a deck...and a trap door!

 Here's a wide view, as of June 13th.

One of my helpers tried to draw up new plans for me.

 Here's another helper putting primer on one of the walls.

 Currently, it looks like this...

 

...and like this from the other side...

...and like this from the top of the slide.

(Thanks to Chris Orban, too, for his help getting the deck and trap door finished this past week!)

Umph (6-3-2012 sermon audio)

The audio from last Sunday's sermon, Umph, is now up.  It's based on Psalm 29.

You may want to view a minute or two of each of the three videos we watched, too...

The 2011 Japanese Tsunami:

The 2007 Hurricane Katrina:

The 2011 Tuscaloosa Tornado:

You might also be interested in the closing song, Everlasting God.

Tuscaloosa Trip Info

We're set! Tuscaloosa, here we come!

Who wants to join us?

UABC is organizing a group to travel to Tuscaloosa in early August to work with Habitat for Humanity and help the city rebuild after the mile-and-a-half tornado ripped right through the city in the spring of 2011.  If you're interested or know someone else who might be, check out the Trip Information document.

The Commitment Form is here and is due by Monday, June 18th.

If you're thinking, "Hey, I thought they were going to Joplin," here's an explanation for the change.  While many organizations in Joplin are still needing volunteers, the Habitat projects have been filled by contractor-level workers, which means they aren't scheduling groups except for a day here or there.  We (UABC) have grown fond of working with Habitat, so we found that Tuscaloosa, which was also hit hard by storms in the spring of 2011, is eager to host and use volunteer groups.  So, while it's a different location and bit farther, it's the same idea.