MACON, Ga. — If you own a home, you know how expensive it can be to repair something if it breaks. That's just one reason why Rebuilding Macon is stepping up to help an east Macon neighborhood this week.
They're working to make the Kings Park neighborhood better and brighter.
"Like now I am having problems with the roofing," said Lurlene Rose.
She has called Macon home since the 1970s.
"I have been living here since 1972," Rose said.
About 15 years ago, Rose moved to her east Macon home, and over that time some things needed some trimming.
Rose's house is just one of the many Christian volunteers from Alabama and Florida are working on this week.
"I was a little bit nervous, because I did not know what I was going to be doing," Valarie Robertson said.
Robertson is just one of over 200 volunteers working with Rebuilding Macon focused on cutting grass, repairing homes, and more.
"Whenever I paint it, and it goes on smooth and perfect, I just don't know, it is satisfying," Robertson said.
While the teens enjoy fixing the area, Debra Rollins with Rebuilding Macon says each stroke of the paint brush brightens the neighborhood.
"It is desperately needed in Macon, it is a great way to show our neighborhoods that we love them, and it helps us too, making our world, making everything better," Rollins said.
Rollins says they wanted to focus on Kings Park.
"Trying to get abandoned lots cleaned up and have the whole neighborhood generally looking better," Rollins said.
Without the help of the volunteers, Rose says she might not have been able to get her roof fixed.
"I've been trying to save up to do, but I could never have enough to get it done," Rose said.
She says she's grateful.
"I just think that is simply amazing, that they can come out and do this work, because I know that it is hard work," Rose said.
She says she is thankful the volunteers are giving her one less thing to worry about.
Rebuilding Macon says to qualify for the work done on their homes, people have to be low-income, elderly, or disabled.