Walls started

The walls have started going up.

New style of building

Normally in Zambia they build and then plaster both the inside and outside of the building. But we are going to see if we can do it the Canadian way which does not require plastering.

A friend teaching the builder the new style. 

This is the foundation and slab. 

We decided to make it a three room house with a small veranda 

Our Road

Today was an exciting day as it was the first day I was able to actually drive onto the land.
The 'road' may not look like much but when it is all done by hand it is a big accomplishment.

The builder prepared to pour the slab today.

Foundation and Footings

The foundation is dug and the building has begun!

Blocks and More

Building supplies are being purchased and the building will begin shortly.
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stones

sand

And bricks

Hopes for the Land

When we received the trees we were very excited and anxious to plant, but instead of going straight out and planting we took a couple days to think about the layout of the land and how we wanted things to be in the future.
Daniel, the one helping me, actually walked around the whole land and measured it for me. Then I drew a sketch to scale to see an overview. My brain works better when it can see the 'big' picture.

Below is a sketch of some of my thoughts.

I had to modify it slightly to make it work with the blog. The orange block is proposed space to build houses and the yellow is for the Sonshine compound with all the surrounding white to be used for income generating projects.  The land is approximately 1000 meters wide and 370 meters deep so it is quite large. There are so many possibilities but these are just some of the thoughts at present. 

We planted the pine mostly marking the corner edge of the housing area ( leaving room for future roads). The moringa have potential to make money so we opted to plant them mostly along the edge of the Sonshine compound (also leaving space for roads and a possible wall fence). 

Planting Trees

We were very blessed to receive trees from the forestry department.  210 in fact! What a Huge blessing!

Our new trees
They may look small now but give them some time!

We were given both Moringa and Pine trees

Vision and Mission statement

Our Vision

Change nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ by changing generations of youth through mission opportunities and outreachs. 

Our Mission Statement

Train youth to become mission minded even as they are learning life skills.