By Susie A. Wolfe
The Rux family on Ragan Road live in an eleven hundred square foot house that is more than one-hundred-years-old with their two grandchildren under ten. Much of the wood is rotten and the floor and ceiling are weak. Since there is no insulation, their electrical bills run four to five hundred dollars a month in the winter.
“The deacons from The Church at Shiloh were made aware of the need at the Rux residence. After a site visit, it was decided that the existing house was beyond repair. It made much more sense to build a new house,” said Dr. Charles Edwards of Crooked Creek Animal Hospital.
So, The Church and the community in and around Pelahatchie began a mission to provide a new home for Randy and Lynn Rux and their grandchildren, Railynn and Sebastian, on Ragan Street in Pelahatchie.
The house, which is currently under construction, will be eighteen hundred square feet, which the Town of Pelahatchie requires, with three bedrooms, two baths, a pantry and laundry room.
Randy Rux, who is an ex-cabinet carpenter with asthma, tried to help by putting together eleven corners as they worked to put the walls up, but according to Lynn, it was too much for him. He has two types of cancer, had three strokes, and a mild heart attack, and is currently being evaluated for Hospice.
The Church has been holding fundraisers for months and has received donations from building-related suppliers and craftsmen to build this new house under a non-profit called The Ragan Street Project. There is a Facebook page where the community can keep up with the progress of the building and donate to help. There are other materials and services needed to complete the house.
“We are blown away by how God has touched us,” said Lynn Rux. “The wonderful people at the Church at Shiloh have had garage sales, raffles, and donations of time and money, not to mention prayer, to build this house.”
According to Dr. Edwards, just under forty thousand dollars has been donated thus far. Other churches and people in the community are also donors.
Donations of money, time and materials have made all the difference. HVAC, sixty yards of concrete, thirty loads of dirt, and so much more. Here is a list of the contractors that have thus far contributed to the Ragan Street Project Facebook.
Aerus Home
Born Again Roofing
Brandon Lighting
Clyde Williams
Consolidated Electric Distributors
Crooked Creek Animal Hospital
Cross Roads Baptist Church
Elcon Electrical
ESS Electrical
Fairway Foods
Freddie Rowell
Frierson Bailey Lumber
Graybar Electric Supply
Hearst Construction Inc.
HR Squared
Infinity Air
Insul Pro Plus
J’s Plumbing
Leonardo’s Custom Designer / Interior Decorating Service
LJ Land and Cattle
MMC Materials
Third Floor Plans
Thrash Commercial Contractors
Two Wire Electric Supply
For more information on the status or to donate to The Ragan Street Project, visit the page, The Ragan Street Project Facebook or The Church at Shiloh’s webpage.
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