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Chwele meeting hall - A wall is built





By Clive Solomon



Our first initiative with regards to making an immediate impact on our Chwele Outreach project was to address the condition of the meeting hall where the brothers, sisters, and Sunday School students meet. Access to facilities is outside the building in an outhouse or latrine and was in very poor condition and in a poor location. They also lacked literature storage.





Brothers and sisters alike help in moving the dirt to backfill the block wall and level the area.



The first step to adding space to the existing meeting hall is to first raise up the sloped land where the addition is to be built. To do this a raised foundation must be installed. This is a very labor-intensive process that is all built by hand.

  1. The foundation stones are purchased and delivered.
  2. Sand is purchase and delivered.
  3. Stone blocks that will be the wall's foundation are bought and arrive on site.
  4. Trenches are dug by hand.
  5. The trenches are filled with stones and built up with mortar.
  6. The blocks are laid on the stone foundation.
  7. Dirt is backfilled and leveled.

The cost of this portion of the project is approximately $800. Through the grace of God and generous donations, we were able to fund this project.



chwele kenya meeting hall addition



Progress Photos



a wall being built - detail



A closer look at the very labor-intensive process of building the foundation for the block wall..



a wall being built



The progression of the building of the wall is shown here. The process is very labor-intensive.



trench is filled with stones



Two brothers are in the process of filling
​the trenches with stones.



trench is dug out



Here a brother is digging a trench for the stones that lay beside him. They will fill the trench and create a foundation for the block wall.



stone Blocks



These stone blocks will be the core material of the block wall to be built. This wall will become the foundation for the building's addition.



sand is purchased



Sand will be used to backfill the brick wall. It has been purchased and is delivered.



stones arrive



The stones that will be used to create the foundation for the block wall have arrived.



backfilling the wall



A sister is shown here backfilling the wall with dirt. You can see the block wall built on
​top of the stone foundation.



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