Finishing fence

The final steps to the fence are almost complete.

They installed a door

and a gate, so now we can lock up the property.

They lined the outside of the fence with
steel roofing sheets to close off the view.

Up at the top of the property, behind the house
site, we planted some baby trees:
lemon, peach, plum, apple, and avocado.

The only things remaining to be installed are the roof over the gate and a mountain of rivets to attach the roofing sheets well.

Outhouse floor

They poured concrete pads over the huge holes they had dug earlier.  (See earlier post called "Pit latrine and septic well" in January 2015.)

The (two-seater) outhouse floor is on the right,
with the posts in place for the walls.

Here they are preparing the concrete pad
that will cover the seepage pit.

Sand and concrete

Here are some photos of standard practice here:

This pickup truck bed is entirely full of sand.
It is sold by the "cubic meter," which is one truckful.
The driver of the truck brings the sand (or gravel
or dirt) and unloads it at your property with a shovel.

This is the standard way of mixing concrete,
wearing rubber boots.  Here José is
finishing up a batch.

Retaining wall

We now have a retaining wall behind the ministry building site. 

First they brought in huge rocks.

They laid the rocks layer by layer with concrete,

and built up the wooden boards as they went.

Then they chipped away the extra concrete
with a chisel and hammer.
Now the site is ready for building!

Youth "handshake" dance

Carrie, Elena, and two of the boys at church presented another dance.  They did such a good job doing the choreographed handshake in unison that the congregation burst into applause in the middle of the dance!  Good for them!  And many thanks to Heather's Aunt Mary Gugler for the shirts.

Carrie, Alan, Elena, and Alex

Youth dance

The youth at our church presented a dance that Heather choreographed.  Veronica kept up with the teenagers pretty well. 

Sunday school dance presentation

The Sunday school kids presented 3 dances.  Many, many thanks to Heather's Aunt Mary Gugler for contributing the shirts they are wearing!

Veronica's class.  Plus you can see Carrie
on stage, where she sings with the chorus,
and Heather on the right, directing.

Both classes.  It was amazing
to see all the kids together.

The older kids' class.

The kids always dance each week in the
back of the sanctuary during the worship
time.  Plus you can see Elena, who is a
teacher's assistant.