The second day in the village has been an interesting experience, consisting of building the house in hot and humid conditions and playing games with the kids.
To begin the day, we had a breakfast of eggs, toast with marmalade, milo, tea and coffee. After breakfast, we resumed construction on the house. Our jobs were similar to those from yesterday, but it went a lot smoother because we knew what we were doing. While the jobs were easier, the build itself was becoming more difficult, as the bricks needed to be laid right up to the ceiling! After a long afternoon with everyone working very hard, we completed the walls of the house and were able to break for showers.
The village children finished school when we had completed our days work. We spent time playing with the kids and giving them gifts that we had brought from home. We tried hard keeping up with them but it was more tiring than building the house! The kids were all very young and full of excitement. We played games with them such as tag and hide and seek and they gave us flowers for our hair and some even lent a hand with the house. By the time we headed to the showers, everyone was exhausted, covered in cement and smiling.
The construction of the house was a new experience in many ways. The build itself was a new experience for all and we gained a sense of fulfilment by working hard and seeing our daily goals being achieved and by seeing the happiness and joy that we had been able to give a family less fortunate than ourselves. It was amazing to see the end result of all of the fundraising that had happened so many months ago.
We are writing this blog under the stars, sitting next to the man who we are building the house for. It is very humbling to know that our hard work and fundraising has come all this way and made such a difference in this man’s life.
By Laura and Chris.
