Clinic Progress

Clinic Update

After a month long foray to Mongolia I have been in the village for a month working hard to get the outpost clinic completed before the rains arrive. The work has been going a bit slower than anticipated, but in Zambia that seems to be the case everywhere. The villagers have been working hard, however, and carrying bucket loads of sand from over a kilometer away to use for mortar and flooring. One of the bricklayers smashed his toe when a brick fell on it so we are a bit shorthanded as well (luckily there is no workers comp in Africa).
I was out last week helping cut planks by hand with a 10 ft saw that we then carried and hour back to the building site. The trusses are being constructed this weekend and hopefully by the time I return to the village after Thanksgiving the roof will be on. My next step is to begin negotiations with carpenters in other villages to make doors, shutter windows, tables, chairs and bedframes. It has been difficult getting things built because we lack a carpenter in the village. So the aforementioned items will be made 15km away and hopefully carried in on an oxcart.
Sorry for the delay in the update- and thanks for the continued support!