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Getting 3301 Dennis ready
for Grandmother and Grand Children.
Attn. brought by Mike Malkemes of Generation One.
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Email received 12/18/07
from Mike Malkemes of Generation One (Christian Ministry to the 3rd Ward)
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Hello,
1) Two weeks ago I found the most shocking display of poverty I have ever seen in the 3rd Ward.
We found a grandmother who had a stroke who's in a wheelchair having to raise 6 grandkids. They live in an apartment
with no refrigerator, oven, microwave, bed, or any furniture whatsoever. I found a 7 month old and 1 year old baby sleeping
face down on the filthiest carpet I have ever seen. It is all the grandmother can do to keep them alive. One of
the older boys who is 4 or 5 has not learned how to speak yet. Since we came across them we have been helping with food
and furniture. We brought them a fridge only to find out the entire small apartment building has no power and will not
for over a month.
So we have a grandmother and 6 kids who are between 5 years old and 7 months living with
no heat and no way to keep or prepare food.
Solution! We found a home for rent across the street from Generation
One's building. The home is not ready to be rented yet. It needs the inside painted, some floor work and other
touch up jobs. Our goal is to move the family into this house ASAP. This house will have heat, fridge, oven, etc.
The house will be available to work on around Wednesday. I think a handful of people working each day can knock
this house out for the family by Christmas. Generation One and 1000 Hills ministry will then make sure the family is taken care of.
Any volunteers you can send will go a long way
to help this family.
Mike Malkemes (mmalkemes@gateway-community.org)
281-627-1837
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12/22/07 Notes from Mitchell: 3301 Dennis is being
fixed for family to move in on Saturday Dec. 22, 2007.
Interior and exterior have been repainted, volunteer contractor
is installing kitchen cabinets, sink, appliances, and large section of kitchen floor.
Two volunteers
from Gloria Dei Lutheran shown replacing rotting boards that support porch and attempted to re-level to some degree
and repositioning concrete blocks supporting porch beams.
January, a wheel chair ramp will be built to cover/replace
broken steps in front of house.
Generation One building is across the street.
Call going out for furniture, beds, tables, chairs, lamps, etc.
Windows
panes were just replaced. No window coverings. Windows are not all locking properly. Rooms are empty and
have bare wood floors. Floor not level in many rooms. Front and back doors are "there" but are in great
dis-repair.
Notes for 12/23/07 from Mitchell.
Move date
slipped to Sunday evening 12/23/07. Ready of not because where the family was had no heat. At least at 3301 Dennis,
there was power for space heaters and the Grandmother has an electric hot plate for cooking. No gas yet for water heater
or cooking.
To Be Done:
Window Coverings
Obtain Dressers
Connect Gas
Connect Stove
Connect water to kitchen (water currently available for toilet flushing.)
Kitchen
Floor (large section of plywood replaced but only bare wood surface)
Kitchen wall behind cabinets. No interior
wall, can see back of exterior siding.
(Recommend window foam sealant bead along baseboards and kitchen wall as "daylight"
can be seen through floor.)
Wheel chair ramp
Immediate Need:
1. Dresser drawer sets to hold everyone's clothing. If you have any usable dressers to donate,
please contact Generation One.
2. Window coverings needed for 12 Windows.
Inside window dimensions are
listed. See the photos for what these windows look like.
3301 Dennis, Houston, TX |
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| Room | Width (in.) | Height (in.) |
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| Kitchen | 29 | 37 |
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| Dining Room | 30 | 57 |
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| Back Bedroom | 30 | 57 |
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| Bathroom | 30 | 37.5 |
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| Front Bedroom | 30 | 57 |
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Room | 30 | 57 |
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| No casing, just trim board border about 1 inch thickness. | (See photo gallery pictures.) |
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Email received from Mike, Dec. 23, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Hello,
A true Christmas Miracle! Around 7 days ago we sent out a call for the body of
Christ to come together to help a family that was in dire straits. The call was answered as God moved and the body responded.
Where
there was no hope, there is hope, no love, love, desperation, restoration; tears of sorrow have turned to tears of joy. A family has been rescued. I want to thank Chuck, Landon, Chris, Mitchell, David, and
Pastor John for going the extra mile. Thank all of you
who responded to Gods call to help this family move into a home with lights, heat, refrigerator, oven, bathroom, a kitchen
table and beds for the children, all of which they did not have.
Please see the attached pictures.
God
Bless,
It is a very Merry Christmas . . .
Mike
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