Briefly (yeah, right!!) talked to Brian toady-here are a few requests and goings on for the last few days...
There are only about 2 1/2 days to work. Problem #1-today and tomorrow are holidays so they can't get money at the bank to get the supplies he needs to finish up the trusses. He is going to be a few trusses short. One of the guys badly screwed one up today, and he now needs 3 more made of the big ones. Yes, they could possibly get Wednesday, but that is a trip to town and uses up quite a bit of the day. And he really needs to be around to supervise what is going on. Sometimes there are things that he wants to do that the workers don't understand, so you really have to show them and watch them do it a few times before they get it. They are also out of bolts to fasten the top plate on. Apparently they have been out for a week, but no one told him.
I don't know if i mentioned it last week, but one of the guys cut up one of Brian's trusses I think it was (or a top plate-I don't remember now). He wasn't happy about that! So he told the guys that if they wanted anything in the wood shop to use, they needed to ask him first-so today one of the guys asked if he could use 3 5" nails!
Brian will need to get things set up with the plasterers and probably John to keep working on some things after he leaves. So he needs to set up having money out there to pay them each week.
After finding out about the holidays and not having supplies, Brian was a little frustrated, "hot under the collar" even (not Brian!). So after supper he went to do some more work. This is good for him, so he doesn't say or do anything he shouldn't. But many of the nationals don't quite get that. They think he is just too worried about getting it all done and working too much. So Henry and Lucy and David went up to find him and tell him he had to come and eat, and don't worry, you can have all the help you need. (Problem #2- the problem really isn't having enough help, it's having the supplies, which he doesn't). I guess the ladies are threatening to call me-they tell Brian they have phones too! They are worried about him not eating enough and not resting enough. They apparently thing if they call me I will get after him (it doesn't work that way though!).
Today he was working with Abel on setting the rock around the veranda. He thinks they should be able to get that done tomorrow. But they won't be able to get it poured before he goes. But if it is set, that would be a big step when he comes back to do more work.
He keeps contemplating staying a few extra days. But knows he really can't. I told him it wouldn't really matter-whenever he leaves, it will probably be the NEXT day or so that he would get everything he needed, and he probably couldn't change his flight anyway. He has a list HE wants to get done-I told him what gets done will be what is SUPPOSE to get done.
He's already asked Allen if he can just ask for forgiveness now for the rest of the week...
It sounds like Gospelink is going to be/or has hired a "collector" to get the money back from the block company (which I don't think has sent even one block out to the school). And when a collector is hired, you DO get your money back. Pray that goes quickly and smoothly.
Sunday didn't end up being a good day. At breakfast Henry told Brian that he was teaching Sunday School that day. That was fine, he taught on prayer. After SS Brian had to leave to get supplies. While Brian was driving into Lusaka to meet Stewart the clutch went out on the truck. Brian said there were numerous close calls at many intersections. He couldn't just kill it, as one of the batteries was bad. He somehow forced the gears in/out and made it to Manda Hill (one of the shopping malls). He spent three hours under the truck before getting it fixed. Praise God he made it safe!
They were able to get some cement that day, but was about it.
I told you about Henrich's computer? Well, he had it charging in the banana house. All the workers were told that Brian only has a few days left and lots of work to do. He goes into the banana house and can't find anyone working. He goes around to the corner room and sees everyone watching or playing on the computer! Needless to say, Brian was not impressed. They had just laid off 20 workers that morning. He informed these guys that if they didn't want to work, they could stay home like the ones they laid off. I don't know how many guys were in there, but later that day, only one of them apologized.
Oh yeah, our house is still in the running from the showing last week-hopefully we will hear something this soon! Keep praying for it to sell!
So this really wasn't the cheeriest of emails-sorry. Please continue to pray (hard!) this week that what needs to be accomplished this week will get done.
THANK YOU!!!
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