Today was the first full work day. It started off with a drive to the work site, which was about 20 minutes away. It was not quite what I expected, it was a compound that was being used by a Pastor who runs a school and who took over her husband's church when he was killed in the earthquake.
We were shown an area in the corner of the compound that was covered in brush and trash and our first task was to clear the area. This would have been a little easier if we had tools for every worker and the proper tools, but neither of those wants were available.
Sometime after we started clearing the area the trucks started to come. These trucks always bring bad news as it always requires heavy lifting. The first truck contained cinder blocks which were first offloaded and then moved 25 feet or so to their temporary destination. Soon after that the lumber truck came and that had to be offloaded as well.
By the end of the day we were all very tired and dirty, but we had made a lot of progress, including clearing the area, and digging a one foot trench around the area. To dig the trench we had to first use a pick to break the ground and break the roots. This was followed by using shovels to dig out the rubble.
The area is about 20x20 feet and is meant to be able to hold enough hens to produce about 500 eggs a day.
There was one hen and chicks in the yard. I guess they will soon have a lot of friends. All in all it was a good work day and we accomplished quite a lot, although there is much more to complete tomorrow.
Drink lots of water! Great job everyone. Want to revise your "how hard can it be" words? Blessings.
ReplyDeleteSounds as if you will all have sore muscles by tomorrow! Hope it's not too hot!
ReplyDeletePraying for strength, perserverance, and rest!
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