Build day 4

Thursday was bittersweet for us.  It was our last day building in Pelican Park, the last day we would spend with the homeowners, and the last day we would be spending with the Habitat South Africa staff as well.  When we arrived on site, our main job was to bring in some 90's for the interior walls, bagging the walls and filling them with dirt and debris and cleaning up the site.


We got to watch the roof tiles being dropped off and to see the trusses being delivered.  Our houses were almost finished and we were really feeling a sense of accomplishment.  Just to see what we were able to accomplish with the help of our masons and homeowners was so fulfilling.

We ended our build day by with a quick recap by our block leader Glen, crew leader Bernie, John Bailey and Lea from Habitat South Africa.   We got to say a few words about our experience,  and we thanked them for taking us with such short notice. It was a touching moment for us all, so much so that I do not have a picture to post of it at this time.  I will get one and post it as soon as I can.  While our build days were behind us, we are due to fly out to Johannasburg in the morning for a short drive to Pretoria to meet with Habitat Regional Africa, Asia and Middle East staff, and also the director of Habitat Lesotho, Mathabo Makuta.