Ceilings, walls, doors and window frames all look great in two of the four rooms. Work began on the remaining two rooms and this required our collective efforts (and Tetris skills) to pack all furniture and belongings into the two painted rooms.
The kitchen is also getting a makeover and we all had a go at scrubbing the brick wall that wore the scars of 18 years of fat fires and food stuffs.
It's great working so close to the school as we are able to talk and play with the many children that see us as a party of gentle giants.
Fresh blue paint was ordered but couldn't be delivered because an electric agitator was required to mix the paint. Hours later when mains electricity was restored our paint finally arrived. This reminded us that on top of all the other problems, flowing electricity is just one more thing we all take for granted.
This afternoon we were treated to an improvised jam with the blind students playing on their flutes and our guitars. It was a special time as we were all chatting with the DSA kids via a mix of broken english, sign language and simple smiles, high fives and hugs. It hit me that there might be a few tears when it's time to say goodbye next week.
All the boys are fantastic and just keep plugging away at every job, big or small. Although we are starting to feel weary at times, we're all running on the reward of seeing such a meaningful task reach completion.
Fantastic! Well done.... lovely recount and pictures, thank you.
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