{"id":2490,"date":"2019-06-14T14:09:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/90a62dbc32.nxcli.net\/?p=2490"},"modified":"2024-05-04T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T14:33:12","slug":"stay-on-the-plus-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hcrn.info\/es\/stay-on-the-plus-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Mant\u00e9ngase en el lado positivo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HCRN first came to Lake County after the Valley Fire that nearly destroyed the whole of Middletown. In the time since we arrived, we\u2019ve been able to meet and assist some amazing people. Today we want to showcase some of the homeowners we\u2019re working with on their journey back home: Jerry and Martha Hotchkiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Hotchkiss\u2019s moved up to the Middletown area after having kids and living in Los Angeles. \u201cLiving in town is close quarters and it\u2019s nice to get a little freedom,\u201d Jerry said. The city felt cramped and Jerry was a union member working on geothermal energy as a steam fitter. They decided living in the country would be a nice change of pace, and Jerry had the opportunity to work in the North Bay Area. They raised their kids and enjoyed their wide open property with plenty of space for dirt bikes and hiking and all the wonderful things that come with living in this gorgeous part of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Valley Fire began, Jerry and Martha saw smoke over the hill. \u201cSurely the planes will get out, put it out before anything happens,\u201d Jerry thought. The wind began to pick up and a wall of fire was on it\u2019s way toward their home. \u201cIt was coming at us 100ft tall, [Martha] and I jumped in the car, grabbed the dog,\u201d and they headed to Middletown high school with only the clothes on their back. Martha said, \u201cWhen we left, the wind was so bad it was picking things up. It was so frightening. It sounded like a jet engine. We just got out of dodge.\u201d The news at the high school somehow made things even worse. The evacuees watched as the hills burned and everyone was evacuated down to Calistoga. They were told, \u201cWe figure it will burn the town down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But it didn\u2019t. The fire crews were able to save the main thoroughfare in Middletown. There was a starting point to even think about rebuilding. The community began coming together and finding ways of helping each other through the tragedy. Most importantly, people began to rebuild. Jerry and Martha have been in charge of their build and working with the volunteers of Hope City. Jerry said, \u201cIt\u2019s rough, but I\u2019m trying to stay on the plus side, that we\u2019ve met so many good people. Doing this rebuild has just been phenomenal.\u201d Jerry has received so many pieces for his home from his neighbors, including countertops and cabinets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HCRN and our project, Hope City, pride ourselves on the impact our volunteers have in this community and in every other community we\u2019re currently rebuilding. We asked Jerry about our volunteers and he loves working with them. \u201cThey\u2019re hard workers and they didn\u2019t stop. They didn\u2019t take a break!\u201d I was so shocked they worked so hard and it made me wanna go hard too.\u201d The Hotchkiss\u2019s are on their way back home and it wouldn\u2019t be possible without the help of our volunteers and the love of Christ they bring with them to these rebuilds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to be a part of Rebuilding Homes, and Restoring lives, contact our volunteer coordinator, Travis Cox, at travis@6a73822a73.nxcli.net or call at 574-333-7728.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re so excited to be able to offer an HCRN NorCal app on both the Apple App Store<\/a> and the Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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