Silembe Construction

We received an additional update from Zambia yesterday(edited):

Hey Scott,

No word today on the Landcruiser.

Silembe is in Tonga Land, so it must be Tonga. I've asked several people, but have not received a good answer on the meaning. This is a common thing. Some of the names are "deep Tonga", not used in many places so the meaning has been lost. The area is known as Mapampi. I don't know the meaning of this name either.

I strung the 1st house and bath house today, and hauled a load of brick. The foundation is being dug. Hopefully, when I go Thursday the foundations will be dug. Then, we will haul sand, rock, and brick. Monday we should start laying bricks on the house. After the first couple of weeks I should be able to give you a reasonable estimate. Now that the buildings are going up, I'll start looking for the house mother. Absenteeism is high in Africa. We may need two "parents". Pray about it. We can start with one and see how it goes.

Sometime down the road I think we should consider putting up a 2000 liter (500 gallon) tank. As we build more houses, the tank could be replaced with a 5000 liter and the old tank could be used as overflow. The good thing about overflow is we could offer this overflow water only to the community, and have some reserve for water problem times.

Things are finally moving! Great Day, -Mike

Keep this project in your prayers.