Hola,
Today was an exciting day! The church is close to completion, yet there are still many things to do. The scaffolding was taken down today and the holes where the log supports had been placed for the scaffolding, filled in and spooned smooth.
Irene and others worked on clearing all the excess lumber away from the site which was so nice because the area is beginning to look neat and finished.
The tin was put on the roof today as well. Pete and Ray sat on the top of the roof and a couple of the Yucra boys handed the tin up to them to be nailed in place.
The walls were all plastered today as well. This is also a neat process. The men mix some cement and then throw it at the wall and after a section is covered, they smooth it out. The walls were constantly being wetted. The water is thrown at the walls and may or may not have been purposefully thrown at Pete on the roof…but it was only in revenge! Th
e men did not finish the walls until 9:30pm. They worked in the pitch dark with a light run by the generator. Lisa brought them a c.d. player so they could groove and be encouraged by music.
Marg had taken all the school children to La Pista last night to sleep there because there was a sports event today. She picked them all up later today after the event was over.
Marg, Irene, Carolyn and Francine worked on moving the extra bricks from the site to Jake and Marg’s yard. We have to carry a couple of bricks at a time from the pile to the truck and then unload them the same way. In total, today we moved about 1500 bricks. It was neat to see how the Bolivian’s move them though. One man, who helped transfer bricks, would sandwich 6-8 bricks between his hands and quickly move them around. He was a welcome help!
The Lord willing, we will be able to pour the concrete floor tomorrow and do some finishing touches with painting and put up the doors. It is amazing to look back and see all the work that has been completed. When we first looked at the site for the church and only saw hard dirt and garbage, we could not imagine the wonderful church that is now standing there!
Until tomorrow…
Today was an exciting day! The church is close to completion, yet there are still many things to do. The scaffolding was taken down today and the holes where the log supports had been placed for the scaffolding, filled in and spooned smooth.
Irene and others worked on clearing all the excess lumber away from the site which was so nice because the area is beginning to look neat and finished.
The tin was put on the roof today as well. Pete and Ray sat on the top of the roof and a couple of the Yucra boys handed the tin up to them to be nailed in place.
The walls were all plastered today as well. This is also a neat process. The men mix some cement and then throw it at the wall and after a section is covered, they smooth it out. The walls were constantly being wetted. The water is thrown at the walls and may or may not have been purposefully thrown at Pete on the roof…but it was only in revenge! Th
e men did not finish the walls until 9:30pm. They worked in the pitch dark with a light run by the generator. Lisa brought them a c.d. player so they could groove and be encouraged by music.Marg had taken all the school children to La Pista last night to sleep there because there was a sports event today. She picked them all up later today after the event was over.
Marg, Irene, Carolyn and Francine worked on moving the extra bricks from the site to Jake and Marg’s yard. We have to carry a couple of bricks at a time from the pile to the truck and then unload them the same way. In total, today we moved about 1500 bricks. It was neat to see how the Bolivian’s move them though. One man, who helped transfer bricks, would sandwich 6-8 bricks between his hands and quickly move them around. He was a welcome help!
The Lord willing, we will be able to pour the concrete floor tomorrow and do some finishing touches with painting and put up the doors. It is amazing to look back and see all the work that has been completed. When we first looked at the site for the church and only saw hard dirt and garbage, we could not imagine the wonderful church that is now standing there!
Until tomorrow…
1 comment:
I've made a post on the EFCCM blog about this recent set of posts. To see what I wrote, click here!
It's really cool to follow along with the progress of this project!
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