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at least stabilize the house enough to use as a reasonably fortifiedshelter. And that’s when the miracles started happening.By that very evening, through the power of Facebook, we hadsecured a new roof–that was being donated! And everything fromthere fell into place in a way that we could have never imagined.Some longtime supporter friends of Shower Power called andoffered to provide us with the support of a general contractor to helpget us started. Sheetrock and all the supplies needed to hang it wasdonated. A 2.5 ton HVAC and the installation of it was donated.The calls kept coming–and so did the cash.We started referring to our supporters as our “Village” and weupdated everyone routinely through Facebook. Plumbing fixtureswere donated along with windows and doors. An electrical companyagreed to donate all of the wiring and its installation–and theowner of that company acted as a general contractor that got usacross the finish line.Drywall installation was donated. Custom cabinets were built,donated, and installed. A college group came and painted the entireinterior. A local business owner purchased flooring for us and thecompany she purchased it from donated the installation! It wasamazing—and it had God’s fingerprints all over it.92 • MAY 2021