Well, the Mennonite Church Extension Service has approved the loan! So Missio Dei is going to have a second community house in a week if all goes according to plan. 
Just a rundown of the house and some needs that we’d like to encourage y’all to help with:
The house, when our work projects are done will include:
- A gathering space for up to 45.
- 5 bedrooms for members of Missio Dei, interns, and recipients of hospitality.
- An office with an exterior entrance.
- A 4 season workshop and food pantry.
Our needs:
We’re anticipating that the costs for renovations (the house is a newer construction that needs some work to finish) will conservatively amount to $15k+. The costs will be less if we can get skilled volunteer labor. These are the finishing projects we have:
- The garage will need to be insulated and have sheetrocked on the lower level, the upper level is already sheetrocked, but will need a bathroom installed, and will need to be painted. The garage has plumbing and electrical roughed in, but to utilize it, both floors will need to be heated, and a simple water heater will need to be installed. The upper level will be used as living space with private bath, and the downstairs will be used as a workshop and food pantry.
- The attic has all the electrical work done already, but needs additional insulation and will need to be sheetrocked and painted. There is plumbing running up to the attic, but we’re not sure if we’ll put in a basic sink/toilet combo or just close that off. The attic will be used as an office and a prayer/small gathering room.
- The basement needs flooring installed.
- The water heater is too small for the house, so we’ll probably install a second water heater of the same size, rather than taking out the existing water heater (which is new).
We’ll need all the regular stuff that a house needs: couches, chairs, beds, dishes, small appliances, curtains, etc.
For our food ministry stuff, we’d like a freezer chest.
Please contact me at mark@missio-dei.com if you can help with any of these things. And, of course, if you’d like to give us a donation, you can do so here.
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