It's the heat AND the humidity

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After a couple of days breaking down concrete walls, we were moved to the city of Nanao. Our task here is to move everything out of this house before it’s demolished.

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When we first arrived, the house didn’t look that damaged, however on closer inspection there are significant cracks that explain why the house was declared unsafe.

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Everything needs to be moved out. Peter is carrying some bedding to the truck which will dispose of whatever’s not being saved.

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We’re guessing the homeowners took with them their basics and relocated to safe housing. With the amount of items still left in the house, it’d be nearly impossible to try to clear out everything that needed to be disposed.

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It may be hard to tell from these photo, but you may be able to see some plastic bags filled with various items. The city of Nanao has rather strict rules about recycling. We had to bag items based upon what can be recycled and what will be simply incinerated. We even had to remove book covers and separate them from books as the former can’t be recycled, whereas the pages can be recycled.

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Aaron is emptying out the drawers before loading the dresser onto the truck for disposal and recycling.

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I know I posted this previously, but it’s worth noting again that the temperature outside was in the 90s, combined with the humidity it felt over 100 degrees. We did not have fans nor any good ventilation, so it was pretty hot inside the house as we were going through the different rooms.

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The homeowner was there sorting through the items we thought she might want to keep. My thinking was she was glad to see the house finally being cleared, yet it was perhaps challenging, if not sad, to have to go through items which once were part of their family home.

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We were part of a team of six people working most of the day. We got a lot done, but we’re only halfway through the task. I think we’re going to be back tomorrow to finish the job. The weather forecast calls for similar conditions tomorrow. Please stay tuned for our next update. Your prayers are a great encouragement to us.

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