Progress

(from Zack in Serenje)
I know you all enjoyed the pictures of the progress the other day. It really doesn't do it justice. I need some areal shots. Anyone want to sponsor a plane Ride:-)? The work has been in full swing, we finally got the shop up and running at the site. It is great having all of our tools out there with us. It helps us to not have to drive home every hour to get what we need. Randy and James have been truss making fools. They have a great start on the roof for the Main building.


We are still having about 50 workers showing up every day. We work on everything from pouring concrete, placing pipes in the ground, fixing electric boxes in the walls, laying block, plastering, digging trenches, working on the road, cutting grass(slashing), building trusses, installing roof metal, pulling wires, shoveling stones, painting trusses....you get the idea. Most of these jobs are all going on at the same time, so it is a lot to stay on top of. I just want to reiterate that I am very grateful to have the help here that I do.

The picture above is of the trusses that Randy and James built today. I take for granted that we don't have to do this at home. We just place an order and they show up at the site. It is a lot of work, but worth it. It takes a long time to lay out each truss on the computer and determine all of the angles, and then transfer them on to boards. Then the guys make hundreds of cuts and they get glued and nailed together. The lumber isn't straight so it makes it more fun. People have stopped and marveled at the roofs we have built, saying that we are "changing the town", or "nobody in Africa can build a roof like that". It feels good to have people awe at our work. I pray that people see that we are changing the town with more than just bricks and mortar, but with changed lives.