Impact Virginia--
A Baptist Home Repair Mission
July 11-July 17, 2004

The Impact Virginia crews, Phase Two of the Building Together program, replaced doors, windows and roofs, built several handicapped ramps, stairs and hand rails, put up siding and painted on 20 homes for low income families and seniors. Imapct Virginia is a project sponsored by the Baptist Mission Board of Virginia.

Their 375 volunteers from churches all over Virginia were housed in the Orange County High School where breakfast and dinner were served in the cafeteria. Local Churches will provided lunchs at the work sites.

What Impact Did IMPACT VA have?

The approximately 375 youth and adults who came to Orange County in July did a lot of hard work. I could tell you how many roofs they repaired or replaced (3); how many ramps they built or repaired (4); how many step repairs, window repairs, door replacements, floor repairs, etc. That was all a wonderful gift, and the families for whom work was done loved every minute of it! “The kids were a blessing, a true blessing”…that’s what I heard over and over during the week of Impact VA. There were 20 families blessed by the presence of Impact VA volunteers.

So yes, some people are not so worried about leaks in their roof & some have a safer and easier way to get into their house. In addition, community was built and shared. Gifts were given and received. Friendships were forged.

We send out our thanks to those at the Baptist Mission Board who organized this huge event, and thanks to all the young people and adults who responded with joy and enthusiasm. Thanks also to all the local folks who worked to make this possible. It's an incredible amount of work...housing, food, money for building materials, permits.