We Have a Deal

Well we met with the builder and spent quite a while going over the plans. Some of this was difficult because of the translation of technical terms, and the fact that we build things different in Canada. But in the end we came up with a price to finish the first phase of the house. This will include the ground floor pad, the walls, windows, doors, and stairs. Also the upstairs bathroom. The deal included Anchalee and I being part of the crew, so it will be a five person team, minimum, and it should take about a month for phase one.

When the builders are finished there will still be a lot to do and I will have to do a lot of it on my own. There are some new floorboards to add, new outer walls on the second floor, the kitchen needs to be built, and there is all that floor tile to put down. And, we haven't even thought about paint and ceiling tile.

It is probably a much bigger job than I imagine but we are very excited to get going. Today we found a floor tile that we liked and it seemed like a really big deal. We have been so patient, waiting to get some forward momentum with our vision. Now it is all coming at us like it is the easiest thing in the world. We should not forget that we have been working towards this for nearly three years and there has been a lot of prayers from us and our partners. We have such good people behind us that we find ourselves wishing for ways to adequately show our gratitude. And thank you Lord for guiding our steps.

More evidence of great partners is the fact that we are also getting some help to buy that truck. I don't want to mention details, but we are nearly 30 percent of the way to buying a good second hand truck.

Thank you everyone. I will try to make another update before we begin the build. After that I can't guarantee I will be around much as we will spend a month or so working on the house.

PS: Sorry to add this after I posted, but some of you may want to know what happened to the kids who stole all the frogs and fruit from our place. I hear that they were all brought before the village headman and were soundly spanked.  Hopefully this immediate justice will have some bearing on these 11 year olds.Can you imagine if this penalty was part of the western legal system?

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