Saturday, May 14, 2011

Kitchen Finished

Praise the Lord it has been an amazingly productive week. I am so thankful for the gifts and abilities God has given to me and I am very thankful to be able to use them here.

These are flat panel cabinet doors meaning a solid wood frame and a plywood panel in the centre. I don't have as many power tools here as I have had working on some kitchens but I have been very thankful for the circular saw, drill and sander that I do have. A table saw, router and compound miter saw would have been nice but aren't necessary I guess.


Complete with Lazy Susan in the corner cabinet.




It went from this....
To this and sat for a year and a half.
Before it finally looked like this.

James and I spent the last two days working on the school. Thursday morning we laid the 2,837th block which was our final one. We didn't have a party but I felt we should have. We then started working on the roof structure. In a day and a half we had it finished. We are so thankful for the way the Lord helps us to accomplish things and keeps us safe as we do them. I know the Lord gave me help in ordering materials for this roof, because we had exactly the right amount of boards needed and only six nails left over. I could have done that. Thank You Lord.
The Curb side view.









A view of the school from the water tower.

I think this is about as much as I am going to get finished on the school. I only have five weeks left here in Mozambique. This coming week I will be building a small guard house. Then the following week getting materials for a couple of round houses ready and try to get the foundations prepared. Lord willing June second my girlfriend Bethany and her two brothers Will and David arrive as well as a work team of 6 or 7 people. My last three weeks here are going to be very busy but hopefully quite productive as well. We hope to build two round houses during that time that will be for a visitors centre.

4 comments:

Mom W. said...

All very impressive Andrew, thank God for good weather and being able to do so much. I guess they don't have the money for the roof yet??? Praying that God will provide that.

It's a lot yet that you plan to do in the next few weeks... but sounds like you will have lots of help too!!

God is so good!! Love you...

The Woodfords said...

Amazing, Andrew - the Lord definitely has blessed you with many gifts, and you are making good use of them! Great to see all the pictures!

Miss you, and love you lots!
T,S,M,S,K,V & A

Andrea Pavkov said...

You make the prettiest kitchens I have ever seen in Moz. What a blessing! Great job.

Blessings,
Andrea

Momma Bear! (aka Mom) said...

OK, we have all been patient long enough... update please... at least let people know that you are back in North America already!!!!