Mobile Mission Maintenance are a God Send! [see MMM's website for their service to churches, missionaries and missions www.mmm.org.au ] Five retired tradesmen volunteered their time to help us with the final attack on the termite infestation. (To the right is the team and one of the many times they discussed what to do and how they could possibly do it.)
(To the left is what the back room looked like before the cocas palms were taken out and the room removed.
Right is what it looked like inside before the reconstruction.
Below is the view when it was used to store all our things when the rest of the house was redone.)Our back room was an entry point for termites. It couldn't be quarantined from the rest of the house nor made available for visual checks so it had to be torn down and rebuilt.
February 3rd they started and made quick work of the demolition. 
Men and their toys tore out block walls. NOISE!
Mark joined the team and was the young run and fetch it guy.
He hauled the rubble to the rubbish skip bin and lugs timber, bags of concrete, old pavers, and sand.
16 February he started painting (again - but this time on the new outside of our back room).
Mary's job was to prepare and serve morning tea and lunch. Which means she shopped, baked, cooked, set the table, did dishes and started all over again several times a day.
She was glad her job isn't full time chief-cook and bottle-washer for she hates doing dishes and needs more ideas for cooking. (We had devotions together at morning tea each day and prayed for MMM teams around the world.)
The first week was so hot, Mary couldn't keep up with the need for ice water. The second week turned to winter weather so she made soup to warm the guys. The third week continued cool, damp, and very rainy.
(They were able to reuse many things like insulation, roofing tin, sliding glass doors, windows, and floating wooden floor.)
Men and their toys tore out block walls. NOISE!
Mark joined the team and was the young run and fetch it guy.
He hauled the rubble to the rubbish skip bin and lugs timber, bags of concrete, old pavers, and sand.
16 February he started painting (again - but this time on the new outside of our back room).
She was glad her job isn't full time chief-cook and bottle-washer for she hates doing dishes and needs more ideas for cooking. (We had devotions together at morning tea each day and prayed for MMM teams around the world.)
(They were able to reuse many things like insulation, roofing tin, sliding glass doors, windows, and floating wooden floor.)
(The orange is the termite protection that cost a fortune but is garanteed for 50 years.It was put in before the concrete was poured and laid by a specialist.)
Right, everyone, in their 'wellies', was in on pouring the concrete for the backroom.Though these are retired men, they work quickly. One day when materials were not here in time, Mark engaged the MMM workers in other small jobs around the house that needed attention and a bit of skill.
A little extra concrete helped fix a 'tripping spot' outside the doorway that used to be the garage door but is now the entry to our downstairs neighbour's lounge.
An extra piece of roofing provided a small roof over the lower level entryway.
A broken and clogged downspout and tilted gutter were fixed and re-attached.
Since the garage is now a living-room or lounge, we needed a garden shed so the men are helping organize that. One day they brought a small cement mixer to pour a base for the shed. Unfortunately it rained on and off all day and temporary shelters were erected to protect the concrete a bit. More left over concrete helped prevent the edge of the driveway washing down the slope to the street.
(Ant infestation, not termites, in one back walls)
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