Big Room Changes

We have come a long way and it is time to give Gembrook Retreat's new look a bit of a showing. Below is a rare picture of Peter taken at the start of the current renovation project over a year ago. At that stage the Gembrook Working Group knew what had to be done. The new plan was to divide up the retreat's very large dormitory sized room into four: two bedrooms, a toilet room and a large living space. This all had to be done to a pretty tight budget and at a speed that suited everyone involved. The north wall of the new living space now has two new windows. They throw in plenty of light and hopefully extra warmth next Winter. Now that this stage has been reached, the new bedrooms will be immediately used by an additional family who have just joined the community to support Steve and Jane' family in their hosting of the retreat and caring for the land. Without the Working Group's vision and resulting renovation work the new family would not have been able to come and contribute. It has been good to see the smooth and divinely managed way all this has come together.