Twelve thousand five hundred screws. This is a number that we will never forget because it is the number of screws that need to be drilled into the roof of the Cayes Jacmel church. Perhaps for those in the construction trades, that may not seem like a lot, but people unaccustomed to using a drill, it represents a massive challenge. The church construction project, financed by SUN-BEAM International, is the rebuilding is our final rebuilding project in the Jacmel area, an area slammed by the 2010 earthquake. The members of the church were not interested in the concrete slab roof which we normally construct as they are still afraid of another earthquake bringing down the building on their heads. However, when the members and Pastor Andrenord saw the building methods utilized by the building team, they were convinced that they had nothing to worry about. It took an entire week alone to construct the trusses and place the sill-plate (what enables the trusses to be fastened to the wall). Lord willing, the trusses will be bolted on and the tin roof nailed down during the first week of August. Please pray for the safety and efficiency of the Haitian work team during this week.
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