August Trip to Kenya and Uganda… Update 7

It’s been a good day.  Took all the kids to the Kitale Museum nature park.  They are on school break and I’ve enjoyed being around them so much.  Tomorrow is our last day here already.

Kitale museum trip

Kitale museum trip

Needed to make it if I wanted a rocking chair.

Needed to make it if I wanted a rocking chair.

Kitale Museum nature walk

Kitale Museum nature walk

We're really proud of High Schooler Emily

We’re really proud of High Schooler Emily

Evidence of walking a lot ..or I'm an engineer.

Evidence of walking a lot ..or I’m an engineer.

Only 60 balloons.

Only 60 balloons.

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This porch needed a white haired guy and a rocking chair.

This porch needed a white haired guy and a rocking chair.

 

 

 

August Trip to Kenya and Uganda… Update 6

Weve had some challenges with power but over all it is incredibly pleasurable here.  LSH is a happy place.  Our meetings and projects have gone well, here are a few photos of things…

Found one problem with the incoming power at the home and fixed it...sort of...can you tell that I'm a mechanical engineer...wire and tape.

Found one problem with the incoming power at the home and fixed it…sort of…can you tell that I’m a mechanical engineer…wire and tape.

Some of the guys.

Some of the guys.

John giving his testimony at the Lyavo Bible Church with a friend.

John giving his testimony at the Lyavo Bible Church with a friend.

Found a use for some old tires

j Found a use for some old tires

Noah

Noah

Completed installation of solar powered lighting in the boys dorm and cooking areas.  Moved the switch panel to a better location.

Completed installation of solar powered lighting in the boys dorm and cooking areas. Moved the switch panel to a better location.

Honey theft team included 3 boys.

Honey theft team included 3 boys.

They got about a gallon of honey but it was a war.

They got about a gallon of honey but it was a war.

 

 

 

 

Next Trip….August, 2015…..Kenya and Uganda

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Hugs always appreciated.

The next Mission Servants Ministry trip to Africa will be this August.  The itinerary is split between Kenya and Uganda.  The plan is to arrive in Kenya at the beginning of August, serve 2 weeks at the Lord’s Servants Home and Academy the travel to Uganda for the last 2 weeks of August serving at the Stream of Hope Home.

I will be there during the whole trip and hopefully be joined by team members for portions of the trip, some to Kenya, some to Uganda, and some to both.

The time in Kenya will be small project and child and community relationship oriented and will depend on the available team members.  The time in Uganda will involve projects to equip, furnish, and light the new kitchen and dining hall building.  Smaller projects and child activities will be plentiful.

Please pray about joining us.  The cost will be about $2,500 and we are flexible on time.  Contact me by email, bob@pinnacleconverting.com or facebook.

SOH Kitchen / Dining Hall Under Roof

This building construction is moving at a rapid pace.  Now that the roof is on, work can continue even with some rain.  This structure that will house dining, playing, after dark activities, church, and fellowship is so important.  Praise God for providing this.  See what happened to the temporary structure in a recent rain storm.

Roof on.  Next step is the interior plastering.

Roof on. Next step is the interior plastering.

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Temporary shelter collapsed in a recent rain / wind storm.

Kitchen / Dining Hall Rapid Progress

The Kitchen and Dining Hall building is progressing rapidly and all are excited.  In the last few weeks it has progressed from footer trenches to being ready for the ring beam.  The ring beam is a concrete ring, reinforced with steel that bands the building and walls above the doors and windows, we would call it a “Header”.  The ring beam can be seen in the brick walls of the building in the background.

Framed in floor foundation of large rocks, small stones, and steel mesh.

Framed in floor foundation of large rocks, small stones, and steel mesh.

Floor foundation.

Floor foundation.

PVC for drains and power lines.

PVC for drains and power lines.

Concrete poured over the foundation, one wheel barrow load at a time.

Concrete poured over the foundation, one wheel barrow load at a time.

Floor pouring complete.

Floor pouring complete.

Raising the walls.

Raising the walls in the kitchen cooking end.

Walls with doors evident in the dining hall part.

Walls with doors evident in the dining hall part.

Walls are now ready for the ring beam.

Walls are now ready for the ring beam.

Old kitchen in the shadow of the new one.

The old kitchen in the shadow of the new one.