Thursday, March 17, 2011

Our first night at Boa Nova

17 March 2011
Enjoying lunch in the guest house

We had another work day at the new school campus, but this time it was over Friday afternoon and Saturday. We had seven students that helped out and we actually had a “sleep over” at the new property. The four boys, Larry and I stayed in the guest house and the two girls stayed with Aimee, our team member. We ate our meals together as a group and accomplished lots of work. We were painting again. The primer coat is on the “quad” rooms and now we have to choose colors for the final coat. 
Caris painting more of himself than the walls?

The little guest house is a part of a duplex and has been used for housing various guests and visiting teams. We have been fixing it up little by little, making it a really cute place for guests. It has three bedrooms (beds for seven singles), one bathroom, a small kitchen and a dining/living area. The kitchen has been remodeled and the bathroom and kitchen have been tiled. It looks very cozy. 

Canan painting the High School area
In the next few months it will be in use with teams from the U.K. and the U.S. The work crew has started work on the other duplex. We need additional housing on the campus for missionaries in the near future. We hope to move on the compound as well to be closer to the school.
The tedious job of painting trusses
We have been praying for the “Topographical Drawings” for the property for the last few weeks. Without these, we cannot apply for a permit for any new buildings. Praise the Lord, Melvin was able to get them yesterday. The next step is to finalize the plans we have and to apply for a building permit. We have already been building, but everything is inside existing buildings. We need to build a bathroom block and for this we need a building permit. Pray that this next step will go smoothly and we will get the necessary permit.
 
Pouring the footers for the classroom walls inside the old auditorium
 






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