While yesterday was a test of physical stamina and patience for members of team two - moving bricks and waiting for building materials that never arrived, today was a day of learning new skills and new accomplishments. Under the patient instruction of master mason, Greg Hull, we learned to butter a brick with cement and properly place it with the help of a line.
While part of the group was getting their training in masonry, others prepared the footers of the second building in anticipation of the arrival of trucks with gravel and cement. Both had arrived by mid morning and so this group was able to begin mixing concrete and pouring the footers. Aside from a few cave-ins where there was loose fill dirt, this group made good progress and by the end of the day had about a third of the footers complete.
All left the site in good spirits. We enjoyed a beautiful sunset on the drive back to Kitale. It was a perfect evening to sit out side and share stories.
We are truely blessed to be able to spend some time in such a beautiful place.
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