One of the blessings and challenges in community is growth. Often that growth involves families expanding through the birth of children. As a community of hospitality we welcome these “strangers” into our midst with love and joy. Part of that welcoming also involves expanding our housing, which we’ve been intensely doing for about a year now.

We’ve been renovating one of our buildings to make room for our families and other guests whom God may bring our way. Our “back building” (we need to come up with a better name) will now house five families. The renovation will create two 3-bedroom apartments and three 2-bedroom apartments. Originally, the building was designed as dorm housing for singles. We still have a number of singles, but we are short on apartments for families, hence, the renovation.

Here’s some before and after pictures:

Side A:

Side B:

Gable:

We love the high ceiling and the dormers…

…and the bay windows

Some inside shots:

We can’t thank God enough for seeing us through this project!