In 2018 alone so far, 3 mission teams spanning over 3 months in residence, visited CRM.  Visiting teams are very important to the children, community, and local management team.  It was decided to renovate the original family house that existed on the land that was purchased to build the Child Redeemed Home (CRM) in 2013 into the CRM Guest House.  Since it is not ideal to displace kids from their rooms in the dorms when mission teams visit, creating a guest house became a need.  This work was done with a separate donation and for less than $6,000. The building had been recently used for storage and some temporary stays as it had a leaky roof, dark interior, and unfinished walls which were havens for rats and bats.   Well, Thanking God, it is open for teams….join us at CRM for a visit.

The renovation was extensive as the roof was removed, walls heighten 15″, wall vents installed, some interior walls altered or moved, interior walls raised all the way to the roof, an exterior window and door installed, interior doors installed, new roof installed with some translucent panels for natural lighting, plastering inside and outside, and painting.  This yielded a layout with 4 private bedrooms, one which can function as a garage, a central meeting room, and an outside accessible utility room.  It is quiet, private, cool, well lit, and rodent free.  Next step, during the January trip, DC lighting and power will be installed.  Bedding, curtains, and furniture for the meeting room will be added soon.

Here is what it looked like previously…