October

We are having a great time here in Zambia!

The construction projects have been going well. Other than a few finishing touches Aunt Maureen’s suite is complete! I’ve had to take a bit of a crash course on cabinet making(thanks YouTube), but they turned out pretty good. Aluminum windows and doors are installed also. Fun fact, windows can be measured, made, and installed on the same day! And I only called it in the day before!

The shop foundation is complete, we’re just completing the backfill and slab prep. We’ll be putting this building on hold for now to focus on the youth center.

The youth center foundation is also complete and backfilled. Rebar down and ready for concrete! We plan to pour the slab later this week.

But its not all work here, we took the construction crew out to a double header football (soccer) game. We were treated like celebrities, random fans showing up and taking selfies with us! Not the guy below, that’s Cornwell our electrician. I think we all had a fun time.

Spending time with the Grace kids is an important part of every day for us as a family. It can be a bit crazy and overwhelming having so many fans, but its a lot of fun spending quality time with these amazing kids! They really enjoy going for walks to the farm and around Grace, so we try to do that most days. Laura had a bunch of craft material for making bracelets etc. and the kids have been having a great time with that. We just had the pleasure of watching a talent show done by the kids on independence day here, and there is no shortage of talent here! It was a lot of fun, and we all have +- 3000 videos and pictures to remember it (the kids may have commandeered our phones).