We are excited to say that House of James 2 is in the
works!
Sergei and his wife Olga
have taken the call to be the house parents for HOJ 2.
They are still working at HOJ 1 until the completion of
the second home. To read their short bios, just click
on contacts and scroll down.
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About the second home:
The house is just over 2,100 square feet and is located
just four hundred yards away from the original House of
James. There will be three bedrooms, one toilet one
shower and a storage closet on the second floor. We are
currently putting up walls and installing the ceiling.
The first floor will contain the kitchen, family room
(already completed), one toilet, one bathtub and a
bedroom (already completed). The house sits on a little
bit more than 1/3 of an acre. We estimated the cost to
make the home ready for kids for around $25,000.
The vision for the second home:
We will house ten kids along with the house parents, in
this home. We are planning on taking in kids that are
around three and four years of age. The children will
eventually attend the local school in the village. It is
the same school that the kids attend from HOJ 1. They
will also attend our local church there in the village.
The actual church building is still in the construction
phase. To donate towards this project, please email Sean
Johnson (sean@houseofjames.org) on how to best do that.
Needs:
Our most important need is prayer. Pray that God will
continue to lead us in His will. We are in need of
finances for furniture. That includes beds, dressers,
closets, couches, desks, tables and kitchen cabinets. We
will also need cooking utensils, pots, pans and
silverware. Once we have the kids, we will also need a
van. The cost for a used van (2002 – 2003) is around
$20,000. Vehicles are extremely expensive in Ukraine.
Arizona District Church of the Nazarene W&W 2006
--
What an incredible experience for the Arizona District
team that came out in September 2006. We were able
to accomplish more than ever. Truly an amazing time!
So much was done within those two weeks. With twenty
four people on the team and God at the helm, they
accomplished more than we could have even imagined. From
putting up walls to installing a system to protect the
house from flooding, they rocked it. Here is what
they accomplished: They put up over 1,000 square
feet of dry wall, tape, mud and paint all the way up the
third floor. They also put up wall paneling (400 sq.
feet) on the first and second floor to protect the
walls. But that’s not all. They decided to go ahead and
install a drain system around the house by implementing
over 130 feet of piping in the ground to protect the
basement from flooding. But wait, that’s not all. They
also put up walls to create an office and hung over four
doors in the house. There was also other odd jobs that
were done like painting other rooms to cleaning up the
outside property and much more.
Because of this team we were able to meet our deadline
for bringing in the kids. We are very thankful for the
AZ team for coming and also for the other teams that
have worked so hard on the house.
Other Groups --
In April of 2006 the Intermountain District of Church
the Nazarene sent us two teams who accomplished more
then thought possible.
We also had a team from Abiding in Christ in Tucson,
AZ that came and ministered to the kids in our
village by doing a VBS.
We are looking forward to more teams coming to do the
work of God here at House of James. If you are
interested in putting together a team, please contact
Sean Johnson.
Upcoming Work and Witness
June 30th - July 14th, 2007. Orangewood church of the
Nazarene in Phoenix, AZ. If interested in joining the
team contact the church at 602-995-0299. They are
planning to build a playground for the House of Jame
Greetings!
