The picture above shows the finished product as of yesterday lunch time, the official end of our 'work' tasks at the village! We were able to get the house to the top of the windows and more. We were able to get the ring beam in place and all the door and window lintels, then lay the four courses of bricks above it. It is now ready for the roof. Of course the clean up took quite some time too, as working with mud and mudbricks creates heaps of dirt and rubble in the house.
The team is doing well. We went to church this morning and then this afternoon was spent in town picking up souvenirs and paintings that were ordered.
This evening we will eat with the children of the village and say our farewells. This is always hard on the children as they bond pretty quickly to the teams. They all have written us letters and drawn pictures for us to remember them by, and we will give them replies to their letters tonight.
There are som many stories to tell and individual experiences.. way too many to put up here. I encourage you to ask one or a few of the team members to tell you what they experienced and get a glimpse of what it's like being in Africa.
Tomorrow we pack and clean Suubi house and leave for the Capital Kampala. We will spend a night there before catching a very early flight on Tuesday to Kenya. We will drive from Nairobi to the Masai Mara, where we will spend 2 days at a safari park. This will be a time of relaxing but also exciting as we will see the many animals of the African savannah. We are all looking forward to it.
Some of us are still struggling a bit with stomach upsets so we'd appreciate your prayers for that as we travel, but otherwise we are well.
The blog will not be updated from Kenya as we will not have access to internet.
Thank you for your prayers and support! They are appreciated and felt.
Team 9
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