Blitz Build

It's Almost Like You are There (without the humidity)

In Carpentersville volunteers are rehabbing a foreclosed home damaged by fire and vandalism. Take a virtual tour of the work site on Photosynth and make sure check back during the week for updates.

Photosynth allows you to take a bunch of photos of the same scene or object and automagically stitch them all together into one big interactive 3D viewing experience.

The Carpentersville "tour" combines nearly 300 photos.  See it HERE. 

(downloading software to view Photosynth may be necessary)

Read more about Photosynth HERE.

"The Best Laid Plans . . ."

We all know in construction anything can change at the last minute.  Plans change, designs are altered. It happens. But for one group of sixty Blitz Build volunteers, plans have already been modified before they step foot on the work site.  These volunteers received a healthy dose of “Flexibility 101” when they learned their Saturday flight from Chicago to Mississippi was cancelled! 

“I found out at 2 a.m. this morning and have been trying to find alternative means of transportation since.  We were looking into renting van, buses, pack mules, even Amtrak,” said Bryan Kidd, one of the group leaders.  “At this point it seems we have found numerous flights for everyone.  Now instead of arriving as a group, we’ll be arriving at scattered times. Seven, eight, nine, ten o’clock tonight, and more flights tomorrow.”

Please keep the team in your prayers and everyone makes their to Mississippi.