Well , I started the fire repair project for some friends on Feb 4th of this year . I'll be finishing up the last few details in the next couple days .
I had promised they would have there home back before I left next Tuesday for Panama . Its been a push of 7 days a week for a while getting it done .It came in $15000 under budget .
Unfortunately the husband took a nasty fall and passed away in May so he will not see the results .
Its a completely new home , Wiring , siding , sheetrock , cabinets , floors, Plumbing ,roof, tile & paint just to name a few and other than the carpet in the one bedroom I did all the work . This is my last "hands on"project and I plan to hang up the carpenters apron and just oversee any projects from now on .
With the extra money I recieved , I plan to spread it around and do something I been wanting to do for 3 years .On Thursday of next week I will be paying for and building the new Church on the island in Panama for my Friends , The Bugle Indians .They are the best !!!! Everybody is welcome to attend . It will be a simple little water front church that will hold about 50 people for services
I will be hiring unskill labor and teaching then the construction trade so they will gain experience in building . The men I train are highly sought after and usually can pick up a job very easy in construction by the time i am done with them .The Island has beem booming for a few years and any skilled labor is hired quickly . Most unskilled labor is about $1.25 per hour , but after learning some skills they can easily earn $25 a day . That is huge difference in this country .
Maybe I should have been a teacher as I sure enjoy working with them and seeing the advances they make as time goes on .
Stop by if you get a chance to come to Bocas Del Toro, Panama . I am on inside channel side of Bastimentos Island . Just look for the biggest Gringo on the island !!!
I had promised they would have there home back before I left next Tuesday for Panama . Its been a push of 7 days a week for a while getting it done .It came in $15000 under budget .
Unfortunately the husband took a nasty fall and passed away in May so he will not see the results .
Its a completely new home , Wiring , siding , sheetrock , cabinets , floors, Plumbing ,roof, tile & paint just to name a few and other than the carpet in the one bedroom I did all the work . This is my last "hands on"project and I plan to hang up the carpenters apron and just oversee any projects from now on .
With the extra money I recieved , I plan to spread it around and do something I been wanting to do for 3 years .On Thursday of next week I will be paying for and building the new Church on the island in Panama for my Friends , The Bugle Indians .They are the best !!!! Everybody is welcome to attend . It will be a simple little water front church that will hold about 50 people for services
I will be hiring unskill labor and teaching then the construction trade so they will gain experience in building . The men I train are highly sought after and usually can pick up a job very easy in construction by the time i am done with them .The Island has beem booming for a few years and any skilled labor is hired quickly . Most unskilled labor is about $1.25 per hour , but after learning some skills they can easily earn $25 a day . That is huge difference in this country .
Maybe I should have been a teacher as I sure enjoy working with them and seeing the advances they make as time goes on .
Stop by if you get a chance to come to Bocas Del Toro, Panama . I am on inside channel side of Bastimentos Island . Just look for the biggest Gringo on the island !!!