It's been an exciting week for Urban Promise. The house is almost complete. We have had a wonderful response for volunteers and the contruction has continued day and night. What started out as a phone call, now has become a reality for the Urban Promise family.

With the outside of the house just about complete, the design team will take over on Saturday. With the anticipation of the family coming home on Sunday, workers and volunteers are eagerly awaiting the moment when they get to say, "Bus driver, Move That Bus!"

It took the efforts of everyone involved to complete this house in just 1 week. All the volunteers worked hard as a team. You didn't have to know how to use a hammer to be part of this great accomplishment. Whether you helped prepare meals, hand out water to the construction team, or wiped tables - every volunteer's efforts were appreciated and helped to make this a reality for the community.

This is a wonderful moment for the Marrero family, but Urban Promise also is having some makeovers done as well. The Eastside Building is taking on a new look inside with help from volunteers and the Extreme Makeover Team. Comcast Cable has taken over one of the downstairs rooms which should be completed by Sunday. Campbell Soup has donated a makeover of the kitchen area that will take place in the near future.

The Eastside Building was purchased by Urban Promise a little over 1 year ago. The 2 top rooms in this building are being used by the Single Fathers of Camden Support Group. It is a blessing to have Extreme Makeover, Camcast Cable, Campbell Soup, and all the volunteers opening their hearts to give this building an overdue makeover. Giving new life to this building will help the children of Urban Promise as well as the community.

We hope you can join us on Sunday, August 5th as the family returns for their first glance at their new home. We expect the Marrero family to arrive back from vacation around 10:00. Depending on the timing of the completion of the final details, you can expect the family to arrive in front of the house anywhere from 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Bring your friends and family to experience this blessing that has been brought to the Marrero family and to Urban Promise.

Thank you to everyone that made this possible. View our photos from throughout the week below.