This is the seventh week of
construction on the new dorm here at In Step. Its been a week since
team three boarded the matatu and headed off for safari before
heading back to their homes in the US. All three teams worked hard
and have accomplished so much in the past six weeks for the children
here. Yes building the dorm is the reason most members of the three
teams traveled halfway across the world, but I think upon arriving
here each team member might have found that they built something a
bit different from what they had expected, and far more important
then laying stone and mortar or mixing concrete. Among the most
important things that the teams have built is the relationships with
the children whom they came to serve. I know that there were a few
members if not most that had life changing experiences. I thank God
for everyone that came to help build and everyone else who
contributed financially and through prayer.
This week the kenyan scaffolds were set
up, as well as a ramp that will be used to get wheelbarrows of
concrete from the ground up to the second floor. The forming work
continued, most all of the beams are now completely formed and so is
the shuttering work for supporting the slab while it is wet. Also the steel work has been started.
