Roof Repairs

 We are thankful for all the help our Romanian brothers and sisters in Christ give us.  Early last week we had a lot of rain and discovered that the roof was leaking into our entryway.  We rent the house from a Swiss couple who worked for ten years with the Open Bible Church here in Gherla.  Heinz and Rosmarie returned to Switzerland some time before we arrived and when they heard we were moving here, they were pleased to have us live in their Romanian home. They asked friends from the church to take care of the property while they are out of the country, so when we have issues, we talk with them.

When last week's heavy rain revealed the leak in the roof, we let the caretakers know.  After church Thursday night, several people discussed our problem and Pastor Simi volunteered to take a look at the situation and find a roofer for us.  The next day, Mike pointed out to Simi where he thought the problem was.  Simi said he thought he knew the right roofer to help us--Salvi, one of the people he baptized recently.  Salvi came over right away, surveyed the situation and offered to fix it right then.  He and Simi bought the materials and worked a few hours replacing the flashing where the roofs meet and resetting the roof tiles.

Salvi resetting roof tiles.

 

It was interesting to watch the work. In this part of the world, roofs are covered with clay tiles that are hung on battens attached to the rafters.  The tiles have a hook underneath so they will not slide off, but they are not fastened to the battens nor are they sealed to one another so that air can circulate.  It takes an expert to set them correctly and we were thankful that Salvi could do it well and quickly.

We thank God for the wonderful Swiss and Romanian friends who take good care of us.  May God bless each one!