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| Existing home |
Every year when spring break rolls around, Jamail &
Smith Construction employee, Jason Gillespie
packs up his family and sets out on a mission to rebuild lives. He and his
family are not alone, of course. They have the support of a group of
equally selfless people from their church, The Crossing Baptist Church in Mesquite, TX. This
year, the novice missionaries trekked all the way down the valley in Donna (Mission) , Texas
The Rivera family is headed by a single father, Jesus
Rivera, who has been down on his luck for some time. Determined to provide for his family and not
let the hard times get him down, Jesus buys broken pallets for $1, repairs them
by hand with a hammer and nails, and then resells them for $3 – a modest
income, to say the least.
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| Jason presenting the family with the keys to their new home. |
This house was their house until Jason, his family and his
church group came in to build them a better life. In just 7 days, with the help
of donations from two subcontractors that work with Jamail & Smith
Construction in Dallas, the mission group was able to build the Rivera family a
brand new home complete with a workshop where Jesus can do work
year-round. In addition to the home, the
group was able to give Jesus an air compressor, a nail gun and six months worth
of nails. Thanks to Jason, his family and the mission group, the Rivera family
now has a basic necessity we all take for granted: a place to call home.
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| New house with workshop |
Read more from the Baptist Standard news story here.
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