So sorry to not send out a post last night - but we have been pushing hard to get everything done and last night I couldn't quite drag myself up the hill to the girl's house.
Yesterday saw us actually set all of the trusses except the end cap. It was amzingly gratifying to see all of the trausses up in a way that showed how the roof will lay on the building. As you can see in the photos in previous posts, it's a kite shaped building and it has made the visualization of the final product that much more difficult. We have been blessed in the engineering and construction skills of the people on our crew. The rest of us who don't do this sort of thing for a living have been able to work well under their supervision.
Today we worked on shoring up the structure so that we can leave it perfectly square and secure to prevent damage in future storms and the caustic weather patterns of this area of the Island. While we will not get to put the tin on the roof, we will leave the only task left to do for those locals from the congregation who can provide labor. In a way we all feel this is a good thing since it gives them an investment in the refurbing of their place of worship.
Tomorrow we will actually put in a few hours finishing up some things and then packing up and leaving here. We originally didn't intend to do that, but no one wants to leave the job undone. The rain in the afternoons certainly slowed down our progress - though today it didn't start till almost 5:30, which was close enough to dark to mark the end of the day for us.
Today was a bit longer as we were awakened in the wee hours by one of our crew whowas sure they heard someone trying to steal stuff from the site. We have been very aware of the problem of theft here and have tried to take measures to prevent it. However, all of the men went tearing down the hill after the supposed perpetrators. Fortunately, we only found barking dogs and an unmolested site. It has certainly made for a long day though for those who were unable to sleep after that adrenaline rush.
Tomorrow we will do quick tour of the surrounding area before we head back to the Fairhaven Christian Retreat Center - where we stayed our first night. After that we will brave customs and getting our stuff halued back across the ocean one last time.
We have taken a ton of photos and will organize them and send them around to you all when we get back. Right now a dial up connection is not cutting muster for that sort of operation here on the blog.
Thanks again for your prayers for our safety and progress. Everyone should be coming back in one piece barring any mishaps tomorrow.
See you all soon in case I don't get a chance to post tomorrow.
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