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Matthew 5:16
Hello father and mother, yesterday we started our day to see the African monsoon in it’s glory. The rain caused our activities of the day to be delayed until we were allowed to leave because it was dangerous to drive to the sites for the mud homes. We were able to use the time to share some testimonies with our groups. After we got the OK from Issac then we left for the HEART Next Gen Center. This is a HEART project for the children of the WEEP women to have a job since some of them cannot finish schooling due to the fact that they have HIV/AIDS and had to drop out of school to take care of themselves. At the Next Gen Center we met Joshua. Joshua is a gentlemen who was hired by HEART to teach all of the children how to woodwork. Most of them were experienced but some of them were new students. They made wooden bowls, pens, games, jewelry stands, and utensils. We were able to purchase some of the products at the site and the funds directly supported the people there. After this we went to go build the mud houses for the weep women since the rain seceded. We were divided into groups of 10 people so we could build two homes.
My group. (Hunter,Spencer,Ashley,Taytam,Claire, Lindsay,Caleb,Paris,Alex,Kenzie, Lori, Steve) went to build the second home. We hiked up to the homes which was around 10 minutes from any road nearby. It was very hilly but a magnificent view. We got to the site and there was a tin roof and one wall done. They gave us gloves and told us to get in and get dirty. People were scared of getting dirty at first but after I encouraged everyone to take their gloves off we went crazy in a mud war. The way the homes are built is by taking twigs and weaving them together in a wall pattern then taking stones and lodging them in between the sticks. Then you take the mud and chuck it at the rocks and it dries off to make a nice plaster. We worked all day by throwing mud, building foundations, weaving the twigs, making more mud, and placing the stones. The day was one of the greatest days of my life it is so fun to just get in and get dirty and throw mud. The funny thing about the mud that nobody noticed is that to make the mud you use cow manure dirt and water and that is it. Everybody lathered themselves in mud all over their faces and arms and legs and it was just so fun. By the end of the day everybody was filthy but we finished our home. It was about 15’ by 15’ and 8’ tall. It was a good size and we made it divided into 3 rooms. We were invited into their homes to eat once we finished; they will come by and finish the rest of the house later by fixing any holes we missed and putting a plaster on the outside so it is weather proof. - Hunter
My group
(Isabella, Shay, Beth Anne, Lucas, Zach, Maggie, Kaila, Kenna, Grant, Makayla, Sue, Warren)
We started off our journey by getting dropped off at our building site and walking up the hill to the location of the house. From where we were building we had an amazing view of the Kenya country side. The kids and adults that helped us build the house spoke little to zero English which made things a little bit complex, but we were able to finish the house none the less. The house was constructed out of a mix of dirt, mud, and straw that filled in a frame made of sticks with a sheet metal roof. The house was about 15x15 and approximately 7 feet tall and it had 3 rooms inside.
⁃ Grant
From Hunter & Grant and the entire Kenya Team!! 🇰🇪
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