ASP is Here!

ASP is the Appalachia Service Project based out of Tennessee. This Christian organization comes to Clay County each year and assists home owners with repairs on their homes. This is truly a God send for us because sometimes we have a waiting list that gets up to a 2 year wait for some of the jobs. I had been trying to get in touch with ASP, but was not having any luck. Then I received a call that they were arriving last Saturday. YEAH!!!! Angie and I met with some of the crew leaders and were able to give them about 22 referrals for the area. Some of these jobs we knew we would not be able to do for lack of ownership for the family that was residing in the home. Sometimes many of these homes are "in heirs" which means there could be as many as 80-85 owners. If that is the case, CAP cannot do any work because we require that the home be in the name of the person or family that is currently living there. ASP does not have the same guidelines and they are able to do the work regardless of the status of the deed. This is really a gift that we can get so many families taken care of and CAP can continue with the other homes that need repair. Thanks ASP!

Angie took me and Janet out on some new roads this week and it was beautiful. We traveled one pretty sketchy road up a mountain that had almost no homes on it. Much of the road had been washed out at some points and there had been some stones and rocks held up by heavy mesh netting that holds it all in place. It was an amazing drive, but some of it was pretty freaky. Always eager to head out to some new areas and get another look at the beauty of Kentucky.

The house is turning over and I have very mixed feelings about it all. It is exciting to get new people in but is also difficult to say good-bye to the housemates that are leaving. I realize that some of these people I may never see again and that is hard to accept. I have hopes that some of them I will see again somewhere along the way, and that is a good thing to think about.

It is a rainy Saturday and many of us are just staying in for the day. Hope you are all doing well and I look forward to being back in Wisconsin this coming week.

God Bless
Jane