Friday, June 12, 2009

Dinner Time!!


Here is a little video (no sound) for those of you who like the odd and unusual. If you don't like gross, don't watch.


Monday, June 8, 2009

Tribal house


Somehow the pictures got reversed. Either way, here is the latest progress on my little tribal house. 

If you think like me, the answer is "No" they did not leave gaps in the roof, those are skylights. 


Anyone ever try ordering construction material they aren't familiar with in a different language? I'm learning ALL SORTS of things I never knew before about construction and Tagalog.  


Hmmm, I'm not sure what the point of this picture is (I didn't take it) but I'm sure all the construction people do. 


Hard Hats? Steeltoe work boots? Gloves? Safety harness? Anyone??
Praise God that everyone working has been very safe and pray for continued safety. I think these 2 guys' names are Danny and Fernando, hopefully I'll be forgiven for not being sure.

My Rooftop Penthouse


After a couple of weeks we've finally gotten just about everything hooked up, hung up, stored, arranged and organized! We're now all moved up to our new "base of operations" :) From this little town we can get into the tribal village within just a few short hours. Hopefully, we can begin building more relationships with the Ga'Dang people as our houses are being built.

Life in small-town Philippines is quite different than Manila. Who knew that drilling holes in concrete is a must-have skill? Or that going to a hardware store is an adventure in guessing the "code-word" for objects. Asking for a caulking gun gets you nowhere but asking for a SEALANT gun gets instant recognition. Go figure. 


(Yes, Dad, you did teach me well, I drilled and hung everything myself....although I must say drilling into concrete looked WAY easier than reality)   ;-)



Somehow, the dog thought HE was the focus of everything.