The journy has just begun

Hello from Mozambique! This is the 3rd day we have been working on the project and we have already gotten so much done! We've gotten the columns partially done and some of the walls are already a few levels high. The frames for the floors are being laid out so we can start pouring in the next day or two. We have many people from the church helping daily and they have a scheduled rotation for volunteers with a few people who come every day. Some of the girls have spent a lot of time cutting wire of all different sizes using hack saws and a bolt cutter. The saws got exhausting so the bolt cutter was a very exciting addition! The rods were so thick they had to throw their body weight to get it to cut.

Every day we start out with the locals singing their worship songs. It's absolutely beautiful! We have a prayer and a meeting and then get to work. It's chilly in the mornings but it warms up in the afternoon. It's very pleasant. Not too hot, not to cold. When the wind picks up it blows the sand around so we all have to block our eyes from becoming sand paper.

For lunch we have been eating sandwiches or leftovers from the previous dinner and for supper Leah cooks excellent meals of stir fry or stew or whatever else she comes up with. There are always helpers ready to cut and chop. We lucked out and have electricity from 6-10 pm and hot showers as long as there is a fire heating up the tank. What a luxury! The roosters crowing all night is definitely not a luxury though. Some people were lucky enough to have brought ear plugs and don't have to listen to them all night. There are all sorts of animals running around the camp making things much more fun! They are making good replacement pets for those of us who are missing our own furry babies! We have 4 dogs, a bunch of white geese, chickens and chicks of all ages and sizes and those darn roosters!

Overall we are having a really great time and are so excited to be part of something much bigger than ourselves!