How tall is that ladder again?

Today we went out to meet Harold.  He's a Vietnam War vet who lives in downtown Pittsburgh, and he just recently lost his homeowner's insurance due to the state of the exterior of his house.  Problem is, Harold has rheumatoid arthritis and has no business working on the outside of his house.  Did I mention the plot of land and size?  If you're not familiar with Pittsburgh, here's what we're talking about.

Yep, those are 30 foot ladders.  And we're siding Harold's house for him.  For free.

Just in case that first shot doesn't give you the whole impression:

This is what Harold's house looked like before we started.

We left Hosanna today at 8 a.m. and returned back to campus at 6 p.m.  This was a long drive, and a long day.  And totally worth it.  We had groups of people on ladders working on placing and nailing siding.  We had a group measuring and cutting the siding pieces to go up.  We had a group bending metal fascia to be nailed up on the rake of the house.  We had a group painting all of the woodwork and trim around the base of the house.  It was busy, and crazy, and absolutely wonderful work. 

By the time we finshed and loaded the van, we were all exhausted.  But guess what? I don't think Harold will have any trouble getting his homeowner's insurance back. Check out what we left behind.

(Note: Hosanna staff and ladder not actually left behind.)

We are really proud of the work we did today and, although tired, we're so ready to jump right into our final work day tomorrow.  Sounds like we're going to be splitting up into smaller groups to accomplish three separate projects throughout the day tomorrow.  We'll be sure to keep you informed, check back in tomorrow evening!