Team 3 Departs

It was a bitter sweet day at the Johabeto project. Filled with both the joy of gratitude, and the sadness of departure. Half of the team went to the work site to spend their last half of a day in Kitale working before their flight while the other half of the team cleaned up the compound for the next team and prepared for departure.

At the site we finished the last course or two of interior walls on the second home.



Finished the remaining portion of the exterior tie beam.


Cleaned the mortar off the slab one last time.


Our hired masons built scaffolding and started working on the Gable ends of home 1.

A little before noon Martin Ruth and the kids had another great meal prepared and a tree to be planted for everyone on the team. All the older children that were present helped in the planting with the team and hired workers in order to speed up the ceremony and have the team make it to the air strip on time.

After good byes the matatu pulled off and the work crew took their lunch break. It was quiet and a somberness filled the air.


Work was slow for the rest of the day but the first section of wall above the ring beam to the roof line,


and a few courses of brick went up on the first gable.

Gods glory has been shown through team 3! They were an amazing group and completed an amazing feat of raising hope and walls of home two from the ground up, thanks be to God.

-Gods nameless servant