“… it had its foundation on the rock.” Matthew 7:25

The team from Kingwood has arrived! They made a stop at the guest houses, where they enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast prepared by Claudia, and were off to the worksite. No rest for the weary (the 5:30 am Air Tanzania flight to Kigoma required check-in at 3:30 in the morning in Dar es Salaam. The flight arrived in Kigoma at 7:30 am).

After a brief orientation by project designer and leader Don, the team jumped into action. (Don is a fellow Texan who has been building roofs and drilling water wells for the missionaries, churches and other organizations for many years.)

In no time, five members of the team were on top of the containers preparing to raise the roof, and three were working inside a container building shelves for storage of tools and other equipment for the school. Here’s a glimpse of the team in action:

By the end of the first day, five of the trusses were lifted by human hands (lots of them!) and welded into place, and two completed sections of shelves were anchored into a container wall. The last truss was lifted with a crane.

Then the work of attaching the purlins began.

Every day is filled with new experiences and new friendships with local workers.

And, at the end of each day, the team enjoys a meal together and a time of fellowship at Lowell and Claudia’s home.

We’ll be sharing more about the team’s activities. For now, please pray for the ongoing safety of the team. There are a lot of moving pieces to this project – and we don’t want any of those pieces landing where they shouldn’t!

And all of God’s people said, “AMEN!”