Sue has been busy getting Care Parcels ready for us to give out at the hospital tomorrow. We are going to the children’s hospital tomorrow and giving out small packages with soap and toothpaste and brushes and soft toys for the kids. After the hospital we are going to one of the compound to help with the feeding program. John wants us to see what Zambian life is really like, not just the safe and sheltered Grace Academy life.
Phil and Sam have nearly finished the concrete bench tops for the Science and Home economics rooms. The tops are covered with terrazzo by some Zambian contractors and we have to get the tops formed up and poured. The concrete is mixed by hand on the ground which an imperfect way to do it, but it seems to work. We have a few Zambians working with us, Emanuel is one of the foreman – self taught – looks after the block laying and concrete ( now we are teaching him to hang doors ) Geoffrey – the welding man who can make anything you want out of steel, Nyamba – the electrician ? well he is running the cables? Not sure if he is qualified, but that may not matter here.
Some of the Canadians have been rearranging the church so that there is a big stage and a lock up music room. Some others have been making and installing shelves and cupboards in the secondary school, and a big crew have been out getting the trusses up on the new Buseko House. It was quite an effort and a bit of ingenuity to use the tractor to get the trusses up. Canadians love their Lumber and 2 X 6. They have half of the roof strapped out ( batten for us Australians)
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