Last Saturday the team joined with other mission staff and volunteers from the local community to put up the rafters for Joao Benjamim's new house. Joao is the administrator here at ASAM and a key member of the ASAM staff. He has been living in a tent in the campground for the past 3 or more years, and this new house will be a very welcome improvement for him indeed! It was great to see all the volunteers show up to take part in this labour of love.
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| Early morning coffee |
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| Rick Neufeld and Bob Denesiuk discussing roofing techniques |
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| Drilling the rafters for installation |
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| The roof taking shape |
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| Joao (in the centre) providing refreshments for the volunteers |
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| Rick Cogbill and Prosper Fernando |
One young man who came out to visit for the weekend was Prosper Fernando. Prosper was one of my first students who began learning the mechanics trade 2 years ago with us here at ASAM. He is currently studying at Tariro, a mission-run trade school a few hours south of where we are.
After helping us out with some vehicle maintenance on the weekend, we took Prosper back to school. Here we visiting his rented room where he stays while school is in session.
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| Aaron Beecher, director of Tariro, with Rick |
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| The school's sawmill where they produce lumber for the carpentry class and for resale |
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| Checking out the mechanic's shop |
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| Artwell, the mechanics instructor at Tariro |
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| Some of the metal products produced by the students |
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| Don Bryce, Bob Brown, Prosper Fernando, Rick Cogbill, Bob Denesiuk |
It was a great visit, and encouraging to see Prosper nearing the end of his formal training. Soon he will be ready to enter the work force as a trained mechanic.
Once again, it's evidence that lives can be changed, one skill at a time.
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