hard at work

When we returned home we noticed that we had had a water leak. The landlord agreed to fix the roof and so for the entire last week we have had men here working. And I mean WORKING!!! The first day they came and delivered three dump trucks full of sand. I wondered how they were going to get the sand to the roof. I though maybe they will rig up some bucket to pull it up in or something like that. I was wrong! Starting that afternoon they got two or three sacks and started filling them with sand. Then they carried these 70-80 pound sacks up the flight of stairs to the roof. They did this for hours, the first day it was just 2 of them. The second day they were still hauling sand and they had a third guy helping them. I was tired just watching them. These men you would think when you looked at them that they couldn't pick up 20 lbs. They are smaller then me. Yet they would just throw these sacks on their backs and take off. So for 5 days straight, (they still have about one more day) they have worked on the roof carrying sand and then laying tiles. They come about 6:30 in the morning and work until 4 or 5 in the afternoon. A long day, but I think they are very thankful for the work, when so many here can't find a job. Kirk has had some good conversations with these guys, may they see a difference in us.