The Project

The team from Murrayville will be assisting IDT (International Disciple Training) in taking the gospel to the unsaved as well as providing food and clothing to those in need. Along with the help of a skilled Stoney Creek staff member, we will also build a home for the poor/homeless in the area.

Our goal is to meet some of the physical needs of the poor while spending time introducing the love of Christ. Building homes for those in need is one of the tools IDT uses to build relationships and put into practice the precepts they teach. We are honored to be able to assist them effectively share the truth of salvation.

God willing, it is our plan to build one "very simple" double-sized (approx 22' x 22') casita (home) in Vicente Guerrero during the 5 days we will be in the area. The concrete slab will be poured prior to our arrival in order for the concrete to harden. The necessary lumber, nails, roofing materials, etc will be waiting for us on the site when we arrive.

The construction process will be as follows:
1. Fabricate roof panels
2. Fabricate walls
3. Sheet walls with plywood
4. Raise walls and nail corners together
5. In centre of upper plate, mount roof ridge beam
6. Place roof panels on ridge beam and secure
7. Sheet roof with plywood/lay down tar paper
8. Roll roofing on roof
9. Ramset walls to foundation
10. Hang windows and doors
11. Cut and place gable ends
12. Place trim
13. Paint

During our 5 days in Mexico we will be interacting with the family; seeing how they live and deciding how to assist them in other ways.

Items to consider are:

Stove Top Burner $60.
Gas Regulator w/ Pipe 15.
10 kilo Propane Tank 40.
Extra window 45.
Water hook up 85.
Outhouse 100.
Bunk Beds 60.
Electricity inside house 30.
Electric Meter Pole 90.
Contact for electricity 25.
Broom 4.

As a group we have limited construction experience with the exception of Glen, our Construction Manager. But we lack in knowledge we make up for in enthusiasm ...

(Note, we will be travelling with another group from Langley - from South Langley Mennonite Brethern Church - and they too will be building a double-sized home in the same area.)