8-13-2024: At dawn Sherry Moore took this photo of the concrete footings and stem walls, which had been poured in July and were "setting up" during early August. She says the reality was that, with her eyes, she could not see the sunbeam, but the camera recorded it! She calls this "God's Blessing". A lovely title to begin recording the construction progress of Jubilee Guest House.

8-14-2024: An existing meter will service the new building. The digging of the trench for water connection is in the same area.

The new parking lot for Jubilee House is across Hermitage Lane to the left as you drive in. It has a 40 ft. storage unit on the back side and it is also being used for a staging area for building supplies for the various crews. Lumber in this photo to the left will be for the framing crew.

8-16 & 8-17, 2024: Work on the sub-flooring.

8-19-2024: Framing of the walls begins and windows are delivered. Some days this summer had bright blue skies like photo here, but many days we had smoke from near-by forest and range fires. God protected us from lightning strikes, fires, high winds and rain storms. We prayed about everything! St. Joseph the Worker, protect us.

8-22-2024: The wall sheeting is being installed. A pile of roof trusses was delivered, which you see in the foreground.

8-24-2024: Interior walls are going up; rooms are becoming obvious. Very exciting! In the photo to the left, you just walked in the front door and are going down the hall to the living room which faces the mountains on the east side of the building. The center sheeting in the back wall shows where the fireplace will be eventually.

View below from lane looking NW.

8-27-2024: With a crane and operator hired from Nampa, the roof trusses were set up in a few early morning hours. The skill of the operator and professional experience of the four framers were awesome. Work was all done in silence. The men only used hand signals, if necessary. They fit in nicely with the silence for prayer at the Hermitage!

Jubilee Guest House to right and library in the distant left.

8-28-2024: Sheeting on roof is being installed. Note small roof trusses in front of the building, which will complete the shape of the two roof angles seen in middle of photo at right.

8-29-2024: Work on roof sheeting and gable ends continues as shown in these two photos.

8-29-2024: Jubilee Guest House now has the windows (mostly) in, house wrap installed, and waterproofing barrier on the roof, awaiting work on the shingles to begin on Sept. 9, 2024, God willing.

The plumber is also scheduled to begin roughing in his work on that Monday and new crews are scheduled for the month of September.

To date there is only money enough to hire crews for September. More major donations are needed for work to continue in October. You can see for yourself the extraordinary progress which has been made in the month of August. I attribute that to your generous prayers and sacrificial donations. May Mary, Mother of the Church, and all the holy angels and saints accompany us in this work and effort of prayer to provide for future retreatants at Marymount Hermitage. God bless you abundantly!