Last night ended with final celebrations for Stephen’s birthday and a challenge to eat the Filipino delicacy Balut (a partly formed chicken foetus boiled while still in the egg). Paul led the way with not many volunteers after the demonstration, but in true team spirit Clare and Stephen ate one each - even the crunchy bits.
The new started with typical gruelling labour under the hot filipino sun. Most of the team worked for the morning continuing to tie the steel re-enforcing bars, bending steel for the form work all the while singing Australian Songs with joy and passion.
The next major challenge was shifting the “church” a 10m X 12m structure 150m, to a new location. There were 38 persons involved, and it nearly collapsed on the way down the hill. Due to the local rough but effective engineering, the structure and our lives were saved.
Ollie spent most of the day hanging over the toilet getting out of the hard work. He wasn’t even sick- he was grouting tiles and fixing the “comfort room water closet”.
Steven Moore helped the Hong Kong team concreting and shifting sand and hundreds of 40kg bags of cement. The Filipino workers are incredible. They carry 80kgs at a time when they weigh no more than 60kgs themselves.
We are very thankful for the cold showers and God’s strength and
The new started with typical gruelling labour under the hot filipino sun. Most of the team worked for the morning continuing to tie the steel re-enforcing bars, bending steel for the form work all the while singing Australian Songs with joy and passion.
The next major challenge was shifting the “church” a 10m X 12m structure 150m, to a new location. There were 38 persons involved, and it nearly collapsed on the way down the hill. Due to the local rough but effective engineering, the structure and our lives were saved.
Ollie spent most of the day hanging over the toilet getting out of the hard work. He wasn’t even sick- he was grouting tiles and fixing the “comfort room water closet”.
Steven Moore helped the Hong Kong team concreting and shifting sand and hundreds of 40kg bags of cement. The Filipino workers are incredible. They carry 80kgs at a time when they weigh no more than 60kgs themselves.
We are very thankful for the cold showers and God’s strength and
3 comments:
Gday from WA.....You guys are doing an amazing job and we are praying for you all.
Take Care
A special Gday to Aza and Allison
Hey all. Looks like you guys are doin some great work over there, particularly Steve and Claire eating belut! Good to see some good weather and we will continue to pray for more. I hope Steve got his 23 birthday punches from everyone:P Take care everyone and keep crackin the whip over there Paul.
Paul how could you eat that?? Sounds like Survivor...All those yr 12 sock challenges faired you well....
Nic close cut there Huntz....
Aaron pls explain Yak..defn as far as I know is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia??
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