Construction of the new Cush Christian School building began in earnest this past week. What an answer to prayer! We all look forward to seeing the work progress during the coming few months. Lord willing, the building will be ready for the start of the new school year in February.
Two weeks ago, workers dug the trenches for the foundations of the building. The new building will run parallel to the current one and be similar in size. However, the division of the space will be different. There will be four classrooms, a storage room and an office. And there will be a veranda running the whole length of the front (west side) of the building.
Last week, trucks began arriving bringing sand, gravel, rocks and bricks to the site. This was pretty exciting for our students (and quite a distraction at first) since they don't often see such large vehicles up close and in action, particularly dump trucks.
The kids also enjoy watching anything the workers are doing.
The school walls will be built of bricks and covered with a layer of cement.
On Thursday of this past week, workers lined the lower end of the foundation with crushed rocks (the terrain slopes down). What back-breaking, bone-jarring work! Fortunately it was a cloudy day.
Friday was a very busy day of making concrete and pouring the bottom layer of the foundations. This included workers filling countless jerrycans of water at the hand pump near the radio station next door and transporting them by wheelbarrow to the site. Mixing the cement with sand and rocks is very tiring, so the workers spelled each other off.
I plan to post weekly updates on how the work is progressing, so stay tuned!
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| View from the northwest corner of the new building looking towards the current building |
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| View from the southeast corner of the new building towards the current building |
Last week, trucks began arriving bringing sand, gravel, rocks and bricks to the site. This was pretty exciting for our students (and quite a distraction at first) since they don't often see such large vehicles up close and in action, particularly dump trucks.
The kids also enjoy watching anything the workers are doing.
The school walls will be built of bricks and covered with a layer of cement.
On Thursday of this past week, workers lined the lower end of the foundation with crushed rocks (the terrain slopes down). What back-breaking, bone-jarring work! Fortunately it was a cloudy day.
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| On the right is the foundation for the veranda/roof supports, on the left that of the west wall of the building. |
I plan to post weekly updates on how the work is progressing, so stay tuned!
Thank you, Jan! I am in awe!
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