Friday, September 18, 2015

Upon Arrival: July 2015

This is not an exhaustive list, but will give you an idea of what we have done since arriving in the USA on 8 July 2015.

10 July: got our 10 cylinder Ford Excursion and drove with all our belongings from Northern Virginia to Pennsylvania to pick up our 28ft travel trailer


11 July: started our 4-day, cross country drive to New Mexico while fasting the days of Ramadhaan


14 July: arrived in Roy and stayed at the village bed and bath, until we got water

16 July: Started unpacking and setting up a storage tent for our boxes of belongings

17 July: Eid Al Fitr: Went to Amarillo, TX for 3 days, to see the Muslim community

19 July: returned to Healing Earth to receive a delivery of four 1,650 gallon water tanks and a manual water pump. Placed 3 water tanks on 23 acre plot and one more on the 28 acre plot

21 July: welcomed Shariyf's mother and aunt who visited for 9 days

24 July: Camper Shell

25 July: drove to Colorado Springs to purchase blue egg laying chickens from a British man - 20 organically fed beautiful hens nearly ready to lay and a handsome rooster to rule the roost, maashaa Allah!

26 July: added roosting bars to their chicken coop and started putting up chicken wire around our fruit tree orchard for their foraging area

30 July: Delivery of 40 foot shipping container - to be used as our emergency shelter and kitchen. Moved RVs to form a small yard area




4 comments:

  1. As'salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuj! Subhannah Allah! I wish my husband was into this type of thing! I would to travel out there to help and in the process learn from you all! May Allah bless your endeavors in this life and in the hereafter - Ameen

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  2. As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah. I so agree Rumaysah... may Allah ta'ala grant them the tawfeeq in their endeavors. Muslim families in the States should pull together to create Communities like this, ma'sha Allah.

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  3. Wa alaykum ussalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh sisters.Baarak Allahu feekum and ameen to your du'a!

    We hope that families like yours will visit us and experience the increased feeling of taqwa, tawakkal, and love of Allah that such a life can give.

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  4. Wa alaykum ussalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh sisters.Baarak Allahu feekum and ameen to your du'a!

    We hope that families like yours will visit us and experience the increased feeling of taqwa, tawakkal, and love of Allah that such a life can give.

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