Extending our house - end of week 2

Work on our house is progressing at a good pace. Reuben, the Sudanese builder we brought with us from Nairobi, is doing a fantastic job - he is hard working and competent. By the end of our second week we have the ground slab poured and the walls up to the height of the window cills. Here's a selection of photos to show you progress.

Leman, our local labourer, digging the foundations


Concreting the foundations


Caleb helping to mix concrete


Filling wth broken bricks before we cast the slab


Preparing to concrete the ground slab


Compacting the concrete

John Maruti, Kenyan foreman for the clinic construction, casts his critical eye over proceedings. The walls are now higher than Bethanie!

The children make good use of the sand pile over the fence - 'welcome to our desert island!'