Day 9: Friday, January 20, 2006
Continued progress was made today on the painting. However, by day’s end, it did not look like we had done as the day before because we spent much of our time cleaning the windows before we applied the green paint for the window frames. Before painting the frames, the team focused on:
Removing the silicone caulk that was on the metal frames
Sanding down / smoothing down the weld locations (at least 9 on each window)
Cleaning out the grooves between the metal pieces to remove debris
Wiping down the frames with turpentine to make sure they were clean
After lunch, several members of the Board of Governors met with us and thanked us for the gift of the library to the School for the Deaf. It is truly a dream being realized by the Kanana Mubichi Foundation and School for the Deaf as it will allow the children to learn to read and discover the world through books. Words thanks and gratitude were expressed by several for:
The physical work of the team and the progress made on the building in a short time
The sharing and dedication of the team
The willingness to work with them
The “elevation” of transitioning from “new friends” to “brothers and sisters”
The lessons taught (and learned) by people of all ages, including the reminder of doing manual labor and working hard
With respect to the container, it is still in Mumbasa (but it is in Mumbasa instead of on a ship somewhere in route). The minister who has yet to sign was only in his office on Wednesday of this week and sadly did not sign the paperwork; the hope is that it will now be completed on Monday. There was an assurance that the arrival and unpacking of the container will be photographed so that the team can see the end result. There was a promise of more books for the library by the VIM team.
The VIM team also expressed their thanks and gratitude for:
The gracious hospitality and caring of the Kenyans for the team
The help from everyone including laborers, teachers, and students
The patience of the laborers and staff and their willingness to work with the team.
The expression of the warm hearts and open faith and the blessing that they have been.
We closed the meeting by attempting to learn a new song with a Kenyan rhythm. It went something along the lines of:
When you greet somebody in Jesus’ name,
When you tell them that you love them in Jesus’ name,
Tell them that you can live together in Jesus’ name,
Smile and tell them that you love them.
A Kenyan saying that we learned today, “One man’s meat can be another man’s poison.”
After the meeting, the team went back to work on the windows and the mural. Good progress was made today.
Class pictures were also taken of each class in the hope that we will be able to print them and share them with the teachers and children while we are here.
Submitted by Kellye J
Removing the silicone caulk that was on the metal frames
Sanding down / smoothing down the weld locations (at least 9 on each window)
Cleaning out the grooves between the metal pieces to remove debris
Wiping down the frames with turpentine to make sure they were clean
After lunch, several members of the Board of Governors met with us and thanked us for the gift of the library to the School for the Deaf. It is truly a dream being realized by the Kanana Mubichi Foundation and School for the Deaf as it will allow the children to learn to read and discover the world through books. Words thanks and gratitude were expressed by several for:
The physical work of the team and the progress made on the building in a short time
The sharing and dedication of the team
The willingness to work with them
The “elevation” of transitioning from “new friends” to “brothers and sisters”
The lessons taught (and learned) by people of all ages, including the reminder of doing manual labor and working hard
With respect to the container, it is still in Mumbasa (but it is in Mumbasa instead of on a ship somewhere in route). The minister who has yet to sign was only in his office on Wednesday of this week and sadly did not sign the paperwork; the hope is that it will now be completed on Monday. There was an assurance that the arrival and unpacking of the container will be photographed so that the team can see the end result. There was a promise of more books for the library by the VIM team.
The VIM team also expressed their thanks and gratitude for:
The gracious hospitality and caring of the Kenyans for the team
The help from everyone including laborers, teachers, and students
The patience of the laborers and staff and their willingness to work with the team.
The expression of the warm hearts and open faith and the blessing that they have been.
We closed the meeting by attempting to learn a new song with a Kenyan rhythm. It went something along the lines of:
When you greet somebody in Jesus’ name,
When you tell them that you love them in Jesus’ name,
Tell them that you can live together in Jesus’ name,
Smile and tell them that you love them.
A Kenyan saying that we learned today, “One man’s meat can be another man’s poison.”
After the meeting, the team went back to work on the windows and the mural. Good progress was made today.
Class pictures were also taken of each class in the hope that we will be able to print them and share them with the teachers and children while we are here.
Submitted by Kellye J
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