We have concrete!!!

OK.  It may not seem like a big deal to you, but I am so excited!!!

These are pictures of the process.  I assumed that they would redo the road in the same order as they tore it up.  But, for some unknown reason, this little strip in front of our house is getting cement FIRST!!  

For those of you who have been here, they repaved the road on our side of the temple and behind the temple.  But from there all the way down to us is still dirt and gravel.  

Here is all the rebar that they laid.  I missed getting pictures of them painstakingly tying the rebar cross sections together with wire.

This is to show you the cliff at our gate.

I am standing in the street before the paving begins.  The red tile is our entry.  You can see why we couldn't get our truck out since there is a drop of about 16 inches.

These ladies are at the end of the area that will get cement.  They are tying off the ends of the rebar and making sure the board barriers are tied in place.

And the cement is coming!!!

I took this picture from our roof when I was hanging up clothes.

And it starts.  

These guys' job looks so painful - staying bent over, sliding this steel pole to level the concrete.  They went back and forth about 3 or 4 times to get it all leveled out.

And we have a new road!!!

Of course, we can't leave the house today, but not a big deal.  As I told you on the last blog, we had a holiday and the school is out until Tuesday, the 15th.  It was really the perfect time for this to happen.  

When we get back to school, Rich will be teaching Church Growth to the older students, while Khemrin will be teaching the newer students on Old Testament History (he is continuing what he was teaching before).

Please keep Rich and Khemrin in your prayers as they teach.  Keep our students in your prayers, that their hearts and minds will be open to listen and learn.  And keep the church here in your prayers - that it might grow strong in the Lord.

Much love,

Ronda