Compassion Trip: Journal

'Tis the Season

It may not feel like Christmas here, but we just received some huge gifts. Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit group based in Montanta, has offered us $5,000.00 for the Women's Center. Add that to two more substantial donations and we've tripled our original goal!

We met with a representative from Architecture for Humanity today, as she will be overseeing the project's completion after we leave. The meeting went beautifully; she was able to meet Jürgen and Sabina, see the site and the rest of the grounds. It is such a relief to know everything is in good hands even though we can't see it through.

And to top it all off: our bricks arrived!

posted by Lauren and Travis @ 1:07 AM 3 comments

Above Ground!

We thought we might never see the day, but our construction has progressed above ground level! We lost an entire week to 'Monsoon: Part II,' but the sun is out and we're back in action. Unfortunately, the wrath of the monsoon lasts longer than the rainclouds. Our bricks can't be delivered until the roads dry out enough for the lorry to get throughl; we've been waiting since before the first rainstorm several weeks ago and now we're back to square one. At least the carpenter can work on the windows rain or shine!

posted by Lauren and Travis @ 12:06 PM 1 comments