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| A group prayer before the build start |
Tom had loaded up his truck with
all the tools, and had arranged for an extra van (Fernando’s van) for the first
day. Harish, Tracy and myself jumped in
the van and followed Tom to Los Fuertes.
We got there by about 8:20 or so, and Pastor Tim, Emilio, Carla and
family were waiting for us. The lumber
had been delivered and the porta potty was on its way too. By 8:30 am we were ready to begin the
build. Emilio shared his story with us
(Pastor Tim translated it), and a short prayer later, we were ON.
Mark gathered the team together and
provided us instructions for the morning.
John and I were assigned the task of cutting the lumber needed for the
framing of the first wall, while Tanya and Mark laid out the chalk lines and
completed the framing layout. Harish and Chitra joined us for the measuring/cutting fun until we had enough pieces cut to get the first wall laid out on the floor. Tharika and Tracy were in-charge of making sure the right pieces were in place. About an hour or so in, we were ready to pound away!
Video courtesy: Brea Brusch
More cutting....for the second and third walls! Lunch was a welcome break, and we had baleadas for lunch. A short lunch break was followed by more cutting.
By the end of day, I was done with cutting, but guess we were only half-way there. Here are some pics from day 1 (thanks, John).
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