Caretaker House Progresses

Over the past couple of weeks, our new caretaker house on the lower level has taken shape. They have finally placed the roof and are now digging the septic system (basically a big hole). Any US building inspector would suffer a major cardiac arrest if he came on any building site in Guatemala. But as long as the winds don't get too strong and there are no earthquakes, most buildings tend to stand a while. He has shaved the corners which have squared the house up a bit and we now have water and electricity directly inside the house. This is a huge luxury here in this remote part of Guatemala.  

The work will slow down a bit now as his son just left today for his mission for his church. He went to Peru for two years and leaves a family of 9 here in Los Robles. But we are excited for the family to move in very soon now as this will enable us to purchase chickens for the coop. In Guatemala, you must have 24 hour security on chickens and the like or they will "grow wings" and in this case, actually fly away. The chicken coop has been empty for over a year now waiting for someone to live on the land nearby so we could start producing eggs for our program. Not to mention their value to the garden in terms of fertilizer. It has been great fun, and occasionally exasperating, to watch each project progress.

Guatemala is truly a beautiful land with a very choice people and the experience of serving with them here has been nothing short of wonderful.