Jeff, Nyles, And Gabe Assembling The Framing For A Window
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
I
awoke early again. You do that in the
bush, with birds, and roosters, and the first rays of light cascading down (for
today) through a light cloud cover.
MORNING SOUNDS VIDEO:
Todd
and I ran four miles. He loved the
opportunity to run the red dirt path of Africa, but it was also like the first
days of the cross country season when he was back in high school; he was
whipped as it’s been a while since he’s run.
I am proud of him as a dad, but have grown in my understanding of him,
and our relationship together as well, on this trip. He is creative, thoughtful, and willing to
try new things. Throughout this
experience he has worked to find his niche, as each of us has, when one task is
completed and then you look for or ask about what can be done next.
John
Fay and Jeff Ingersoll cut up some veggies and then added them to the eggs for
breakfast. Noah led us in a devotion
form The Master Carpenter on faith like a mustard seed (Matthew
13:31-32), and likened that to an oak tree.
I could relate to that, having been surrounded by massive, old burr oak
trees at our previous house. In a given
year it said an oak will produce 2,000 to 3,000 acorns depending on the
conditions. The average acorn has a 1
out of 10,000 chance of becoming a tree.
Those are crazy odds for such a majestic tree. Like the little tiny seed becoming a tree,
with a little bit of faith and by saying, Yes, I’m available,” you can do great
things.
Todd, Kristin, And Noah Making Fly Traps From The Empty Water Jugs
Today
I used almost every tool we had at Kijani.
Our entire Tumaini Team did. It
was one of those kinds of days. We
literally worked, or were active, from sun up to well after sun down. My body is tired, and it typically takes me a
while to get to that point. We used
circular saws, impact drills, regular drills with various kinds of bits, the
nail gun, reciprocal saws, and I even pulled out the chainsaw at one point to
trim a few of the bigger limbs off the trees within the boma. I was going to use what I had trimmed as
firewood for the fire, but between the hardness of the trees and the dullness
of the chain, it wasn’t really worth it.
Moses collected more branches by hand, that were lying around on the
ground, than I did in the same amount of time with the saw. It was humorous.
Patty And Jake Sizing Up The Next Task
John Fay And Patty Inserting A Window After Todd And I Drilled Holes In It
Moses And Andrew Watch The Action
An Unknown Bird Of Prey Kept Calling From Kijani's Tallest Tree
For
the STEM House we now have all of the studs in for the interior walls, we
framed out where the windows will go, drilled the steel window frames, and then
installed the windows. Cripples were
added between the studs and beams, as well as boards, to allow us to attach
wall boards at a later date. Brian
Dellamater, his son Gabe, and our Maasai friend John, who acted as an
interpreter to make sure that we got the correct items this time, went to
Namanga and ordered the steel needed for the exterior walls and roofing among
other items while we were working. As we
were cleaning up around our job site by rearranging boards and tables for the
next couple of days, Brian and his crew showed up. They were followed by a delivery truck full
of corrugated steel sheeting.
Joseph (Taking A Break From His Cows) Wants To Try A Drill
Atta Boy!
Look Joseph, You Can See Kristin Over There : )
Darkness
was upon us at that point, but the delivery guys still unloaded their supplies. It was a hot day, but fortunately it cools
off great at night. Surrounded by that
cool, fresh air we all had a good night’s sleep; after a meal & easy
conversation around the campfire. We’ve
been putting the hammer down as we go into the final stretch here on the flip
side.
See
you along The Way…
It's Been A Hard Day's Night, And We've Been Working Like A Dog
A great day mentally and physically! Growth! It's a lovely thing!
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