Day 1 On Site!

Today was our first day on the HFH worksite. We arrived onsite at 8 am and worked through the day until 2:30. The two houses we are working on are in very similar stages, the roofs are completed and much of the indoor work is done and ready for other contractors to come out to complete tasks such as putting up sheetrock. We spent the day putting up siding on the two houses. After splitting up into four mini teams, we worked in these groups all day long. The weather was great with the temperature being in the mid 70s and the sun coming out occasionally but also hiding behind the clouds at times, regardless, quite a few of us still managed to get a little bit sunburned. Once we finished up working for the day we came back to the church and got changed to head to Galveston for dinner. Despite some impending rainstorms, we ventured out to a beachside restaurant called The Spot for a nice dinner. The restaurant was a lot of fun and we made it back before the storm was able to break. After a great first day on the site we are hoping that tomorrow the rain will hold off so we can continue with the progress we made today.