Community Room and Crafts
The table that Mark built
This is a table that has been made out of a packing crate. Mark who does a lot of woodwork for us at The Holy Family House of Prayer made this. We are so appreciative of Mark and his talents. He also makes our crosses and centres for the rosaries out of resin. His gifts are God given. Thank you God for Mark.
The garage before the renovation
John and Thomas bringing in the first sheet
Back doors looks over the Divine Mercy Shrine
Children at the Catholic School After Care donated groceries for our Soup Kitchen
We were given quite a while ago that we had to convert the garage into a community room. We did not know how we were going to do this as we live on Divine Providence and usually with our renovations we recycle materials and God provides them for us. I was talking to a friend Thomas, who is a carpenter and asked his advice. Thomas said straight away that he would help us. He came down to start the project about 3 weeks ago and the top pictures show Thomas and John, his nephew carrying in the sheets of plaster board. I was totally amazed and broke down and cried when I saw the big truck come and unload all brand new materials to start the room. Thomas and his friend Don and John have worked solidly giving up all their free time and more to do this project. I thank God for Thomas and his generosity. This room will be dedicated to Thomas's daughter Lynzi who passed away two years ago from cancer. Lynzi contracted the cancer in 2001 at the age of 16. We first met the family when they came to the church when the Weeping Madonna was there. Lynzi carried the statue. She was receiving chemo and went into remission. Lynzi became an air hostess and went and worked at Air Emirates. She felt in 2006 that she wanted to come home and when she arrived back in Perth went to see the doctor and discovered that the cancer was back with a vengeance. Lynzi had a great love and devotion to Our Lady, through her contact with the Weeping Madonna. Eileen and I took the statue up to Lynzi when she was in hospital. Lynzi also came down to the shrine a couple of times. What a beautiful young lady she was and so so courageous. We were sad to hear that Lynzi had passed away in February of 2008 just before her 23rd birthday. For us at the Holy Family House of Prayer LOL has taken on a new meaning. To us it means Love of Lynzi and this is what the room will be called. It will be a room filled with love and a testament to this young woman. The table that Mark made will be in this room.
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