Thursday, November 16, 2017

Upper walls started. Konsey books delivered

Monday Cory worked on accounting and office work anticipating the mason crew to arrive to start work early on Tuesday.

Tuesday morning the crew arrived and started a bit but then bad weather rolled in with heavy rains.

The rains continued most of Wednesday and the early hours this morning.

One benefit of home-schooling means that bad weather does not delay or close school.

Anna continues to study for her SAT's as well as work on her normal studies.

Thankfully the clouds cleared a bit so that the crew could continue late morning and most of the afternoon.

Cory added some of the wiring needed in the walls.

The masons not only lay the rocks but they also chip at them to make a flat side for the wall face.

They had been chipping small pieces off most of the rocks but we told them that leaving them as natural as possible is fine.
We like the natural look and I worry about eye damage with the chipping process.

Safety glasses on the way tomorrow.

A Haitian welder is prepared to come up the mountain to work on the roof once the weather improves.

Cory will need to go to Port-au-Prince to purchase more supplies and to do some bank transfers.

Please pray that the timing for this trip becomes clear, as we would both like him here for the welding and for the stone work around the windows but don't want to run out of cement and block.

While the rain is good for filling the cistern, the last few days the solar power did not charge the batteries much due to the heavy cloud cover.

I marked on the wall supports where the window openings need to left open.

Sadly before the work day ended the cement mixer stopped working. Praying to find the needed bearings rapidly so that the hours of hand mixing can be limited.

Cory also managed with multiple phone calls and e-mails to arrange the pick-up and delivery of the latest printing of the Konsey II book.

About 10, 200 are now delivered after being released from Cap Haitian customs.

And on the way Bernman received a good supply to the area where he continues to sell and use the books for evangelism.

Praying for these books, which will be sold and shared in the Port-au-Prince area and hopefully Southern Haiti, to have a big impact for the Lord's Kingdom and improve many lives in Haiti.




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