Hard Hats For Christ

Using construction to further God’s kingdom

Violet Escalera
3 min readAug 17, 2021

Last year, a couple visited our church for awhile and finally became members. After a time, our church found out that we had some issues in the fellowship hall and downstairs bathroom. The paint looked horrible!

The husband told us about a group that he worked with called Hard Hats For Christ. Many of those who work with this group are RV’ers. Here’s an excerpt from their website:

RV’ers for Christ “Serve Those Who Serve Others” at Christian camps and Bible schools, small churches and other Christian organizations throughout the continental United States. We have also worked in Alaska, Canada, and Mexico.

Once the church heard about this group, we, as a whole, decided to see if we could get them here to help. Mark, as the pastor, had to put in a request and wait to see if they would accept it. After a short time, they got in touch.

“Yes, we have the ability to help you out,” the supervisor responded.

Once they set the time, dependent on what was best for the church, the work began first with our one member. Several more ended up coming to help him and did an…

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Violet Escalera

I have 5 children and 2 grandchildren, a Christian, and my husband is my best friend. Take a look at my creative writing, poetry, thoughts on God, and sci-fi!