Another Week Another Home?

What an amazing week it has been at the Johabeto site here in Kitale! Being the largest group, team 3 arrived on the scene with trowels blazing, and mortar flowing like a waterfalls out of the wheelbarrows.

In about three days this team has gotten all the exterior walls up to tie beam height on the second home.

If that's not enough of an accomplishment about 3,000 bricks have been laid on the interior walls and are around chest height.



The tie beam has been formed using lumber and poured with concrete all the way around the outside of building one. Getting the concrete up was done one pan at a time.

All of the walls in the first building have reached the tie beam level with the exception of just a few blocks.



The windows have all been set on building one this week, along with one of the two side doors. There was a slight mix up with one of the front windows to the right of the front door, it was set but it swung open the wrong way. After removed and replacing it with the correct window it opened in the proper direction.

Robert had to leave at noon to catch his flight back home today, but he wouldn't put his tools down until the very last minute. He came to the work site with his bags packed and worked till noon, commendable dedication for sure.

After such a great week, we called it a day at 4pm so the team could get back to the compound shower, and walk to town to have a nice celebration dinner. We at the Pinewood restaurant and after about two or three hours of waiting for our food all 19 of us had been served. It was a great time and great food and at a very reasonable price! It was a perfect way to end such a great work week.

Thank God for the strength that he has given us and the accomplishments he has provided this week. The glory is always Gods may we work in accordance to his will. God bless everyone involved and following this project.

Adam