Five Rand Youth Centre Construction

This past week has been very different for me (Eric), as I have spent the Lion's share of each day in Five Rand, the informal settlement on the outskirts of Okahandja working on construction of our Youth Centre..  Thankfully the work went well, although it did require quite a bit of running around to get supplies and materials..

A view of the front entrance of the youth centre.  One of our young men is in the process of demarcating a parking bay..









Two of the young men casting the concrete floor for the main hall.. It is in this main hall that many of our large group activities will take place.. We plan to have Bible studies, Leadership seminars and workshops, movie nights, youth club meetings etc..

Our building contracter  in the process of making the septic tank.. This one is just over two metre deep and about two metres wide.  Thankfully the continuing rain has afforded us with much cooler temperatures than normally experienced and this makes working in such a place less uncomfortable..





With our current progress we should hopefully have the centre completed by the middle of April and can commence some of our activities.  Faye is looking forward to the centre opening as it means she can meet with her ladies for knitting classes in the confines of the building and out of the dust and wind..

This month I am teaching on Family and have sensed quite an expectancy and enthusiasm amongst the congregation.. We often see dysfuntional and fractured families and people are asking the question: "Is it possible to have a healthy family?"   What is a normal family ?