Flying Bricks

First of all, the internet connection here is extremely spotty and slow (taking me back to the old dial-up days of the 90s). I think pictures are out of the question. But I will try to load a ton of them at the airport in Johannesburg on our way home on Friday. Worst case scenario is the weekend.

So yesterday we headed out to Pothawira. It was fantastic to see the church/school and first two homes taking shape. The highlight was watching the workman who were performing MANUAL LABOR. This means they were hauling mortar up to the roof by a string of empty cement bags tied to a bag. Then the worker on the ground would start tossing bricks straight up 20 feet where the guy on the roof would catch them with one hand and place them in his work pile. This went on for about 15 minutes. There must have been 100 bricks. It was amazing.

The construction is going well. We hope to start another four homes in the next few weeks along with the dining hall/kitchen. We need the church, homes and dining hall in place before the kids can move in. That should happen by the first part of the summer. The raining season is coming to an end so the weather should cooperate.

Today was spent at Peter and Emma Maseko's house discussing all the various items relating to the project. It was a great time of fellowship and extremely productive. Tomorrow we will visit some of the remote villages, including Tonje. Friday we head home.

Thanks for all your prayers. We appreciate and need them. God is smiling on Malawi!