The house is really coming along as you can see by the picture. The walls are up to roof level. This picture is looking at it from the back. The door is in the kitchen. To the left of that is the dining area and on the front side is the living room area. At the far right is the… Read more »
ANOTHER WELL REPAIRED Another well has been repaired in the district. We were able to do this due to a generous donation from an anonymous donor. The well is located at what we call Seven Mile Simalundu along the road to Chirundu. The well was down for several months before we learned it was in need of repair. Once we… Read more »
Progress on the house I have been asked many times about what kind of house we will have in Zambia. I thought that folks might like to see the floor plan/blueprint of the house that is now under construction. I am not certain of the dimensions. I believe that they are all given in metric measurements. We have reached the… Read more »
Progress on the house House construction has now reached the top of the window/door frames. Door frames have been installed. The next step is what is called a “ring beam.” Forms will be built on the top of all the walls. Concrete and rebar will then be placed and poured into that form. This, I am told, “locks” all the… Read more »
New Name As you can tell from the header the name has been changed from Siavonga Mission to Simalundu Mission. This was done based on the recommendation of Charles Phiri. He said that since we will be working in other areas of Zambia it might cause some questions as to why we are Siavonga and in another location in the… Read more »