Today was our last build day on site. We were joined today with 8 national volunteers from Banco Central. Today was only a half day, with the dedication celebration taking up the latter part of the day.
We were able to complete the 3 ft deep leech field and start to brick in the sides.
We also made great progress on the cess pool. By swapping between teams of national ad international vounteers, we were able to dig out another 16 inches of dirt, bringing the final depth to 4ft 7in. The dirt was mostly clay and really tough to dig through, but we did our best in our short time here.
The most exciting thing is that the foundation was fully completed and the first row of brick was completed. The compacting of the dirt in the main room was started as well.
There was also great progress on the metal supports, with the completion of the second large support and 4 of the small ones. There are only 2 more small ones to complete for the house.
We then had a huge lunch with Paraguayan barbeque. There was beef, chicken and sausage, along with sopa Paraguaya, bean salad and other sides.
After lunch we had a house dedication ceremony and the family was given a special bible. They handed out certificates to all of the national volunteers and our team as well.
We then prayed over the house and wrapped up our time on the work site.
We had a great week on the work site, we did a lot of work that will help Carmen and Marcos move into their house in the next 2 months. They are looking forward to having their first Christmas in their own house. We will receive an update from Habitat Paraguay once the house is completed, and will post that information here.
We ended our night at the Paulista Grill Churrasqueria, which is a Brazillian style steak house in Asuncion. It was a night of so much good food and relaxation.
Tomorrow we will be doing a walking tour of Asuncion and then have some time at the market for shopping.
After lunch we had a house dedication ceremony and the family was given a special bible. They handed out certificates to all of the national volunteers and our team as well.
We then prayed over the house and wrapped up our time on the work site.
We had a great week on the work site, we did a lot of work that will help Carmen and Marcos move into their house in the next 2 months. They are looking forward to having their first Christmas in their own house. We will receive an update from Habitat Paraguay once the house is completed, and will post that information here.
We ended our night at the Paulista Grill Churrasqueria, which is a Brazillian style steak house in Asuncion. It was a night of so much good food and relaxation.
Tomorrow we will be doing a walking tour of Asuncion and then have some time at the market for shopping.
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