"Did you know there was a building there this morning?"

Today was a hardcore workday. The morning started with a building being taken down. Tim, Kylie, Katie, Tom & Susanna took down the building and saved all the bricks by chipping the remaining plaster off of them. So the catch phrase for the remainder of the day was: "Did you know there was a building there this morning?"

The roofing project has been slow going - lots of work building joists and trusses. And this evening the tin has finally started going up! I assure you this is no small accomplishement! Please be praying for the safety of our men as they will be balancing up on the rooftop for the remainder of the week.

The entire inside of the administration building has been painted and the iron work on the windows is coming along as well. The painting was accompanied by an impromptu sing-along of our favorite hymns. Even Emanuel (the overseer of the painters) was humming along.

Towards the end of the day, many of the ladies took down another wall & saved the bricks again. Some of the local women even joined the assembly line! Overall we had a very productive day and we are excited about the progress being made.
A couple of us visited Mama Maria again this morning and fetched her water for her. And the neighborhood children came for a long time to hear stories, color, write their letters & numbers and sing lots of silly songs. The children along our route each morning and evening are growing accustomed to our schedule and often look for our bus so they can squeal, giggle & wave at us. Totally cute!

We are all pretty tuckered out, and I suspect it will be an early night tonight. We love and miss you all - thank you so much for all of your prayers. So far they've been answered, as we are all safe and sound. Blessings from Team Agape!