Dear Friends,
The clinic is being built as you see. The
stem wall was made with burned bricks, backfill was added to bring the
level to the top of the stem wall and compacted, black plastic covered the
entire area. The concrete was mixed on the ground and wheel barrowed to the
slab. At the same time the Hydraform blocks were being made at the rate of
1000 a day.
The clinic slab has the wall placement laid out and an
inch of mortar is laid to start the wall. Then the first row of blocks are
laid in mortar both level and straight. It takes several days to put the
first row in because it has to be precise. When that is done right the
rest of the building will be level and straight. From there on up the
blocks are stacked without mortar and because they are interlocking they
will be firm. It is exciting to see the corners being set.
These two are digging the pit latrine for the clinic
patients. It will be lined with bricks and mortar for a tank which can be
pumped when needed. It is very hard digging by hand in hard
pan.
The science room is getting the gas piping for the Bunsen
burners and all that's left is for it to be tested.
The new generator enclosure is shown being made, the
generator is placed and the tech got it wired into a switch which can be
turned to the grid power or the generator power. It just hums in its
enclosure very quietly. What a blessing! Now we have computer classes every day. With this machine we now have enough power to expand for years to come. It is wonderful.
A recent team from Athena has created a real hit - a play fort. As soon as the children were allowed to come they were just like
ants going up the cargo net and ladder and then down the pole. We have to finish the railings, ridge cap, and painting.So much fun!
~Bob
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