Building a Home
We have been grateful for the home we have enjoyed at Gatehouse for these past years. When we purchased it in 2003 we knew the house would not be a long-term solution for our housing needs. In fact, we purchased the house "as is", knowing it would eventually be torn down to make room for a larger, and more functional home.
Our house has served its purposes well, but as our Board of Directors began assessing what we need in a home for long-term ministry to MKs and missionary families, they identified the following areas, which are either currently inadequate or non-existent:
- Functional Kitchen
- Study Library/Den
- Adequate Bedroom areas
- Common areas to entertain friends
- Outdoor spaces (patios/verandas)
- Quiet room for prayer & devotions
- More private men's/ladies wings
- Functional bathrooms
- Large Family room
- Parking space
- Pantry/ Frozen Food Storage
- Casual kitchen seating
- Adequate Dining room seating
- Guest suite for visiting missionary parents
- More closet space
- Storage for bikes
- Sufficient Laundry facilities
- Summer storage for MKs living on campus
- Adequate office space
- Private quarters for house parents
- Private quarters for Gatehouse Directors
- Garage/Work Shop
- Better outdoor lighting
- More efficient heating/air conditioning