adventures in the pearl of africa: Project Trip

Our project trip lasted a week. We left Kampala on a Wednesday and got back on a Wednesday. The first day we got there we toured the site and had a programming meeting with the ministry where they explain what their vision is for the property and the buildings. We listen, take notes, ask questions, and get a general idea about what we will be doing for the week. Every night we had a devotion time at the hotel that the ministry put us up in. The week consisted of 3 guys surveying - the two other interns and our surveyor, the civil engineers doing soil, water, and whatever else tests and coming up with plans for how water, waste water, power, and all the civil stuff will work. The architects including me worked on site and building design. So Thursday we designed pretty much all day on site in a partially finished guest house. Friday we visited PAOS's Kibale Community Center in Kibale which was a lot of fun. Check out the video of our greeting by the primary school there on an earlier post. Saturday was some more designing. Sunday we went to church where we greeted the congregation and one of our team members got to preach. Monday we realized that due to grading of the site that some of our buildings would not work! Panic! Presentation to the ministry is Tuesday at lunch! Crisis was adverted by changing the dormitory design. We did work until like 2 in the morning getting ready for the presentation. Felt like I was back in school. Tuesday we presented to the ministry and it went pretty well and then we headed to Lake Nabugabu for our closing time. Lake Nabugabu is right beside Lake Victoria and is separated by a 10 km piece of land. So we had our closing time there and then Wednesday headed back to Kampala where for the next two months I will continue to work on the Timothy Centre. Here are some pics from the week: