Workday set at Reyes ‘tiny home’

Members of First Baptist Church and other volunteers plan to start working on a local mission project at 7:00 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 8. 

The home owned by Tricia and J.R. Reyes was not insured when it caught fire and burned down two months ago. The Reyes have used donated funds to help purchase a much smaller, unfinished, storage building that will be converted into a small, one-bedroom home with the help of the FBC mission team.

“This week we hope to level the building and put in the electricity,” said organizer Lori Schooler. 

Blocks needed for supporting the house were donated by local gunsmith Patrick Willoughby-McCabe, and Albany High teacher Rick Davis donated the electric wire.

“Everyone is welcome to join us and lend a hand, or just enjoy some good fellowship,” said Schooler. “This week I’ll just be standing around unless someone needs me to get something for them. This is not an area where I have much experience.”

In the next few weeks, the FBC team plans to install plumbing for a bathroom and kitchen area, add on a small washroom, put in insulation, build interior walls, hang sheetrock, tape and bed, and install ceilings.

“The living room/kitchen will be divided from the bedroom by a small bathroom,” Schooler said. “The house is very tiny.”

FBC gathered a love offering for the Reyes family last Sunday.

“First National Bank has an account set up for anyone who wants to donate to the Reyes,” added Schooler.