After two days the house is slowly taking shape. Things don’t seem to be moving too quickly but a lot of preparation is going on for things that will literally come together quickly very soon.

I’ve never seen this type of construction before. The walls of this house are made of styrofoam which has been reinforced with heavy gauge wire. The wall is framed with steel beams which will be welded to the foundation and each corner as well. The window and door frames are put into place ahead of time too.

The whole wall is assembled on the ground and squared up. It will then be carried to the foundation and welded into place. A cement parging will coat both sides and the final result is quite spectacular.

The computer guys now have 8 working computers – 6 desktops & 2 laptops. The computer room is being painted and cabling will be run tomorrow.

We’re having a “devil of a time” with the printers and so far have not been able to get any to work. This is because they require service from a technician after 20,000 prints have been made. The counter can only be reset by a service person! No wonder the ink is free!

The ladies continue to sew and I don’t know exactly the status of the uniforms except to say that Shirley Peterson is always very happy and enthusiastic when talking to our hosts Larry & Donna.

We have seen little jobs here and there that need attending to and it always surprises Larry & Donna when something gets fixed that they didn’t ask for. Roger Keller fixed the front door knob which hasn’t worked for a long time. It’s a good thing the door fit so tightly because the latch never came out!

Since we have so many people here plus the fact that some local guys are helping with the house, we have started another project. Larry has wanted to add to the dorms and has the space to do so. Four or five of us have been cleaning up the area where the foundation will go and we might get a start on that too.

We went to church tonight and had a good time. Fortunately an interpreter is there for our benefit. Paul Jolin and myself (Bruce Pellowe) were asked to speak and give our testimony. The Bible tells us to always be prepared to give the Word. I didn’t know I was going to speak until the pastor called me up to the front! That was exciting though because you don’t have the chance to plan a speech and worry about how it will go. You just speak as the Spirit leads and all goes according to His plan – not yours!

Some of the local kids who came around to see what we were doing.

They all wanted their picture taken and were usually looking for a hand-out; whether it was candy or money they were not shy to ask.