Building at TX
Because of the generous gift of some dear friends, we're starting another building project (the children's building at Igekamaja is completed)! This group of believers has been meeting in a small abandoned building on their property since 2004. Last summer they laid a foundation, and this summer they've made bricks, 8,000 to be exact!!
First they mix water with dirt to the right consistency, put it in a wood form, then lay them out to dry, part of the time covered with straw.
After a certain point they pile them into this big mound.
This week they'll be buying rice husks to stuff in the holes to fire the bricks. Lots of work and time! It's exciting to be able to help them with $ for the husks and a truck to haul it out to TX. Then, in awhile cement, wood tresses, and metal for the roof. (Forgive my poor explanation, I fully admit to being a girl and ignorant of construction terms and methods!)
Pastor Aliseni is a builder by profession, so I'm sure he'll make sure things are done right!