The first home building group of the summer from the Rocky Mountain Region in Colorado arrived last Friday. We poured the concrete foundation on Saturday and let it dry over our day of rest Sunday, which gets us to today--waking up to a misty and brisk early morning, pulling ourselves out of bed to start framing day at the chapel with morning prayers at 7:15 sharp. After a scoring breakfast of french toast (oh yes!) and some bathroom scrubbing, we loaded the trucks and set off for the work site with 2x4's in hand.
Framing day is kind of an all around favorite. Hammer wielding, saw vs. leatherman races, timed anchor bolt drillings, and bird blockage--what's not to love? Dividing into groups and actually building the walls took up the majority of the morning. Everybody did super! Even two of the younger girls from the family that we're building for helped out with hammering a nail here and there, getting measurements and trying their hand at sawing. After breaking for lunch, we stood up our newly made walls, squared them, and nailed them together so they actually begin to resemble a house. The day’s work was completed by putting our frame for the roof on top of the house. After getting back from a good day of work with the family, we took a trip down to the beach, took a dive in the salt water and returned back to the orphanage about 45 minutes later--bean burritos in sight. And after dinner activities of course involved getting beaten in soccer by the boys, evening prayers at the chapel, and Mike's poverty wheel presentation. Now, THAT is what I call a good day. Tomorrow, chicken wire!
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