Monday 3rd Sept - Gift of a stove

Well another weekend, another work party and yet more change.

People's Project Kitchen Before

The People's Project kitchen has been ripped out and cleaned and is ready for a proper home kitchen to go in.   Cleaning was not a pleasant task - so well done Val and Judy for putting in the elbow grease to get rid of the deep fat fryer grease!!
                   

After 

 

                                             
 As you can see from the state of the equipment we ripped out, it has all been a lot of hard work.    But our amazing and wonderful volunteers have thrown themselves into everything with such gusto.  We are truly, madly, deeply appreciative.    The Olive Branch has been keeping everyone supplied with sandwiches and coffee.   All in all it has been great craic.

Today, Monday, the bar is being ripped out - which has meant the beer cooler has been dismantled and there is a faint smell of hops pervading the building 😁😁

Harrison has picked up a sledgehammer and appears to be having way too much fun destroying the old kitchen in what is soon to be the new Olive Branch. 

Karl meanwhile is posing.....  I mean painting 

And finally - the God story for the day.......

Last week Gail was looking whistfully at the hole in the wall which used to be a fireplace in the room which used to be the snug.   She was thinking how nice it would be to have a stove there to light in the winter and cosy up the conservatory and cafe.   However such an item would be a luxury which we could not afford when so many more pressing things need to be done.    A couple of days later she happened to mention this to a couple she was having coffee with. The husband looked at the wife and smiled, pulled out an envelope and said  'Here's a gift to help you buy one'    Amazing eh?   So a very excited Gail let the staff team know and said that even though the contents of the envelope wouldnt be enough to buy a stove we now had some money to put towards one.   Later that evening I thought Id have a wee look on Guntree to see how much stoves cost.  And guess what?  There was an ex display stove for sale in Lisburn for EXACTLY the amount of money that had been given to us  !!! 

Don't you love it when God does that stuff?   You can feel Him smiling as we delight in the surprises He has for us round every corner.   

SO,  we now have a stove for our new building.  And I for one am looking forward to a few cosy winter afternoons warming my toes and drinking coffee beside it.   When Gail lets me have a lunch break  😉