Our NEW Chapel is COMPLETE!

We are so excited to share that after 2 1/2 months, the Amazima chapel is complete!!  We want to acknowledge Bradley Lang, his foreman Sam, and the team of 10 young Ugandan men who have worked so tirelessly on this project!  And we want to thank all of you for helping make this a reality through your support. 

Here's some information that Brad shared about the building of the chapel:

-the slope of the land made the top side about 5 feet higher than the bottom.  This required bringing about 12 dump trucks full of dirt, wheelbarrowing it all into the center, wetting it and packing as we went.
-We used 7,000 bundles of grass on the roof.
-Each brick cost $0.04 and are homemade in the village; one of the boys we have been working with and teaching has saved his money and started his own brick making business where he rented a small plot of land and hired two others to make bricks for him.
-We used a final plaster coat of cement to make all the walls and floors nice and smooth. Basically it is cement without the gravel, applied at a thickness of about 1/2 inch.
-We didn't paint any of the walls because we don't want to present ourselves as big and fancy. Perceptions to the locals is constantly on our mind.
-The poles used on the roof and for supports are eucalyptus poles, but we are not blessed with the cute Koala bears that most associate with the tree.
-We can fit over 400 children inside the building (probably closer to 600 if we seat them Ugandan style. By Ugandan style I mean on top of each other. Ugandan culture isn't sensitive about personal space.)
-We had the 10 young men (8 from the playground project and 2 new ones), 2 experienced construction workers, and my foreman Sam working on the project.

-The project turned out marvelously and will open so many doors for future missions opportunities in the community. We are dreaming up so many different ways to use the building and excited to see how God is glorified through it.