Page 8 - Contact Spring 2016

This was the India team’s second All tasks where planned and
visit to Victory children’s home in supervised by Uel, who also sourced
Sasalu. We are now known as the all the materials.
Francina Foundation.
The last task which Andy and I
Usually when I visit India I am carried out was the construction
armed with a tin of paint and a and repairing of the boundary fence.
paint brush, but this year turned Each day after lunch and in the
out to be completely different. The evening, the team got together for
work started with the team clearing devotations. We also discussed work
out an old store room in order to plans on a daily basis.
construct a new kitchen.
Although as hard as the work was,
The work entailed manually God has blessed each and every one
lifting the old concrete floor and of us in our time at Sasalu.
then preparing it for a new floor.
Albert carried out all the electrical God willing, looking forward to our
and plumbing work assisted by next visit.
various members of the team.
Robert McDowell
The next task was building a
new manhole and the laying of
a new soak away drain. This
was to prevent mosquitos from
breeding. To complete this task,
all hands were on deck including
the ladies. The ladies, accompanied
by Uel and Maurice, carried out the
task of resealing the roof of the main
building. This work started at 6am
and had to stop at 10am as the
temperature got too hot.