When we came to Burundi the mission rented two apartments next to each other to use for the chapel. We planned to take down a wall between them and make the chapel bigger when the need arose.
Well, we decided when we couldn't all fit in the chapel the first week and we just about filled it the second that we better do it sooner than later.
So we hired a company to take down the wall. They promised that they could do it in a week and.......................they did!!
The crew started early Monday morning with only chisels and hammers, and canvas bags for block removal to work with. We were not totally convinced we would have a place to meet by Sunday. Notice that the walls are made of two bricks two thick.
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By Wednesday they had the whole arch removed and were plastering and patching. Notice what the older man is standing on to do his work. I was a nervous wreck.
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The clamp system was amazing. I wish my Dad could have been here to see how they worked and what a great job they did with almost no tools and in only five days. It was amazing!
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Saturday when we got there, this is what we found.
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We are so happy. We quickly set up and we are ready for another great Sunday!
2 comments:
We love your stories of Burundi. You are truly laying the foundation of a great work in that land. The faces of the children were priceless too.
Elder and Sister Herbert
We love seeing what is going on there on the "frontier." I was unable to comment on the children post, so I will do it here - We see the same thing in our little branch outside of Johannesburg. The children are wonderful, they try hard to be good until after church is over, then they go a little crazy waiting for parents. They listen, they sing, they soak up all the gospel learning given them. They are truly the hope for the future of the church in Africa and of thier respective nations. We get to work with the YSA - there are so many. We wish the men would go on missions, or if not, marry the women in the temple and raise righteous families. The potential is fantastic, but you can't go on potential forever.
Keep up the great work,
Rusty & Georgia
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