Monday 23rd August 2010

Here we are back in business again!
Having spent 10 days out of the parish, we came back to find that the foundations had been poured and that the builders have been very busy. The walls are now 'growing' as you can see from the picture above - all very exciting!
Not quite so exciting has been the borehole, which unfortunately proved to be dry - all the way down to 150 metres. The drill has been moved and I think we are going to try to drill in another location which the drilling man says is far more promising.
Denis' veggie garden is growing, despite the close attention of the Egyptian geese. The spinach, caabbage, carrots and celery all doing well - well done Denis!

Sunday 8th August 2010 - Author's note

I will be away for the next ten days.
When I get back I hope to be able to post pictures of the walls rising from foundations!
Please keep praying for the building team - Peter B, John, Angela and the builder PC.

6th August 2010 - The church foundations

The building team have been hard at work today finishing off the foundations. The picture shows the Phase 1 church. It looks so small!

4th August 2010 - The Foundations

I hope that at last we are back on line with the blog. Sorry about the break - it just happened!
Since the last major posting much has happened.
As you can see from the photo the earthworks are more-or-less complete, the surveyor, Rohan Kullin, has laid out the pegs, the foundations marked out and now the men are happily digging away.
The landscaping is progressing under Peter Mako's watchful eye and the rough heaps of soil are beginning to take on gentler shapes. Peter tells me that he will be planting grass which, with plenty of water and fertiliser, will be 'looking better than any lawn' within four months.
Peter B. has been ordering in the concrete for next week and soon the cement and building blocks will be delivered. Peter has been on site every day supervising the progress.
These are exciting times!

3rd August 2010 Look what just arrived!!!

Dear Rob

Great news – our early commencement permission is through!!! We are building legal.

Cheers
Angela

Much more news to follow now that we have our Internet hassles under control