Progress

Pleasantly surprised by the progress made while I was away for the election.

They made it to the window and door frames, double the work of the first two weeks, in just one week!

Kari (my dog) evaluating the progress. ;)

Greetings from us to you!!

These guys have done great, and expediant work. I am so thankful for that!

Sha'aban, my go to guy, me, and Kari (car-ee) excited with the progress, but chilly on a cool morning in the desert.

Without these guys, and your help this wouldn't be possible.

Doors and windows!

My little brother, Samedi, playing by the new classroom.

My friend Kira, and the boys checking out the progress inside. We've got blackboards.

Now we just need a ceiling and some floors!

Here We Go!!

After all of the anticipation, the construction of the school is finally underway! We signed the contract Thursday and the builders arrived with the materials on Monday (Oct. 27th). They have been hard at work all week. Here are some of the pics of the builders and the villagers getting set to build. Enjoy!

The foreman and his crew laying the foundation bricks.

Village women carrying water to the site.

Day Three: Hard at Work

All the bricks were made in the village. Keeping them moist has been a tireless task.

This sweet old guy's job is to construct the rebar supports.

The kids taking a break from classes to watch the truck unload.

Unloading 100 lb. sacks of cement on Day One

The kindergarten girls greet you!

Everyone was excited to hear the supply truck roll into the village.

Getting ready to unload.

The Gourmey school yard, with millet stalk kindergarten classroom.

The builder, Attaher with my villagers measuring the site.