20 lb Bricks

Hi all from Africa,

Another great day yesterday. Spent it all at the school helping build the wall. Remember all those 20 lb bricks we unloaded yesterday (I figure somewhere around 1200 bricks)? Well today we got to pick up a lot of them and pass them hand to hand over a "bridge" (a couple of boards nailed to some tree branches) to the workers on the wall. Yet again teachers and the head mistress came out and help pass the bricks. Amazing how dedicated they are to this project. All the kids are healthy and doing well. Tomorrow onto Legho and a bit more "rustic" setting. Understand the girls will be sleeping on the floor of our host's home and the guys are in tents outside. Tomorrow morning is the last real shower for at least 3 days and for the Kili climbers the last one until next Sunday. Won't we smell nice? Food has been great. Tonight we ate at Alexis' house- a real treat. Not sure what the connections will be like in Legho, but will try our best to keep you posted. I think we will all sleep great tonight (last night) and hope we never see another brick for a long time. As always, thanks for keeping us in your prayers. The adventure really gets interesting tomorrow.

Mark

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