Today the guys let me join them for their work day to the Oasis Campus. The task for the day was to build pallets for the concrete block to dry on after being formed in the newly built and installed block press. Ove 100 pallets were built and treated with used engine oil to preserve them and prevent the wood from drawing out the moisture in the block.
Oasis is the site of the B2B development of mission team housing, group homes, staff housing a clinic and ???
The second task of the day was to mix the concrete by hand (see the photos of the men working with shovels mixing the concrete) and pour footers for the water tank stand for the Oasis property. A bore hole was done a few weeks ago and now there is fresh water on the site.
A traditional beef on a stick "Suya" was served for lunch. Mark worked on developing a way to build stronger blocks by washing out the soil which comes mixed with the sand.
As always many village children were there to watch and delight having their photo taken and shown to them.
As we left the Oasis property we drove past the village and were greeted by a family who encouraged us to take their picture. The women delighted in seeing their image in my camera.
Gus helped the men with their jobs. Eileen, Corrie, Sami amd Sarah joined us for lunch. They are pearched 100 feet above Oasis onone of the many rock formations surrounding the site.
