Smith Family Blog: January 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Family Traditions

We have started establishing some new family traditions. When the power goes out (which is often here in Zambia during the rainy season), it is easy to grumble and complain. So we decided to do something special when the electricity is off at supper time. By candlelight, we treat ourselves to roasted marshmallows on a fork for dessert. It's like having your own personal campfire.

Smile!

Joshua has a new smile these days. He lost his first tooth on Friday, Jan 25th, (with a little help from his Dad.) His new tooth had already started coming in behind the baby tooth. The other bottom front tooth is also loose, but not ready to come out yet.

Monday, January 14, 2008

CABC Building

Recently we have mentioned the Central Africa Baptist College building several times in our prayer requests. John took the camera with him today in order to give you a view of what is going on. They almost completed the back of the roof today. Three more sheets on the back, a row on the front side, and the ridge caps to go. We pray that the roof will be finished this week!

Unloading the roof sheets

and lifting them to the second floor.

The sheets are 36 inches wide

and 142 inches long.

They are also pretty heavy.

Then the sheets

are lifted again

to the third floor.

Sometimes we have

to cut the sheets to fit.

Then they are lifted up to the roof.

To be nailed in place.

In this picture you can see the rain storms coming. Today they stopped us three sheets short of getting the top row completed on the back of the building.

We are praying that the building will be ready to be moved into by mid-term this coming semester (2nd week of April).