Building Homes

Newly completed Vijo & Glendie Mendoza home, October 2010 Open Trip and dedication.

The photos below document the entire process of building the Mendoza’s new home from start to finish. In most cases various teams from different STM trips participate in the home building process which may take from 6 months to a year to complete.

The cost of a new home is between $15,000 – $20,000 US Dollars. Donations provided by Americans support these projects. We have a waiting list now of 2-3 urgently needed new homes. Over the past 15 years we have built over 53 homes for these needy families.

We will not start to build any home unless the donations for that home are in the bank.

Group from Colorado digging and pouring footings

Walls up at end of Orlando family trip in June 2010

Craig Pfeiffer from NYC priming living room around open portal to kitchen.

Day after floors poured, 10/19/10, sanding all walls for primer coat, inside and out.

Finishing living room with decorative border donated by Sachs Paint, Dover, NJ and the Scherlachers

Primer coat complete, inside and out Wednesday, 10/20/10

A very special Dedication Friday 10/22/10