Author Archives: Ray

We arose early to begin the optional recreational side trip which is part of these projects. While it is optional and at extra cost everyone decided to participate. Essentially we are going to Livingstone to see Victoria Falls from the … Continue reading →

Today is the last day of the work project. We are tidying up things. A group went over to the house that was being painted and repaired to do the finishing touches. Another group of us were at the building … Continue reading →

Conditions were pretty messy at the job site due to the rain. It has rained hard at night. It’s actually quite a surprise that it drains as well as it does. Still, mud is not an inviting condition. The trencher … Continue reading →

There’s always work to be done. Because there wasn’t much for us at the school site a group of us went to a house of a parishioner that was in disrepair. We wanted to paint it, fix it up and … Continue reading →

The moving of the steel continued this morning. We got all of the pieces out of the way that we could. There is one pile of straight pieces that had not been used in the construction that extended over our … Continue reading →

We arrived at the work site this morning. This Project is different from the others I’ve been on. A school is being built and is well underway. It is a major project so we can only get so much done … Continue reading →

It’s my first day in Zambia. It was a long but uneventful flight. No problems and I got away from the East Coast before the big winter storm hit. It was a narrow escape! It’s a 7 hour difference so … Continue reading →

I am in Zambia with the group that calls itself “Fix It Friends”. We are from all over and get together once a year to do a charity work project. This year the location is Lusaka, Zambia, a place I … Continue reading →

Time to set sail! I found the Azimut. It was fifth in line in a stack of boats at the dock so I couldn’t see it last night. I checked out of the hotel and was able to walk with … Continue reading →