Church building Day 3

We went back to the site again to finish up putting the plywood along the top side for forms to pour the cement in. Some of the scaffolding was a little shaky but no one got hurt--so a great day. The women were busy with creating cages out of rebar and then laying all of the other rebar across the roof. Men were busy with the plywood, putting spacers together and into the walls preparing for cement. Over our dinner break the kids come out of the woodwork--just waiting for us to play with them. We took along frizbees, a jump rope, and sidewalk chalk. They all wanted to play before the younger ones had to go to school in the afternoon. "Teacher Jan" also gave the kids and some moms an English lesson from the Teddy Bear book she took along. Today we had "Loafing Larry" taking a siesta in the wheelbarrow. Chaperone Duane and leader Joe tried their hardest to raise him--but sometimes you just got to do what you have to do. Tonight after supper and devotions, Steve Brauning from the CR Home Missions gave us a tour of the ministry center where he is located, and updated us on their mission and the projects they are working on. Since our offering was so terrific, we asked where the additional funds will be going. Part of it will be going to another church project which we will be working on on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then on Thursday we will go back to our original project, and hopefully lay all the cement. One thing Home Missions stresses is that we don't completely finish a project--so the members of the congregation can take ownership in it, and bring it to completion themselves. We don't come here to build something for them, or give them something free--we come along side them and assist them, do it their way, and let it be their project. We will have lots of pictures and stories for you when we get home.