It has been quite some time since my last post because the work has sped up substantially. Louro (my builder in the striped shirt above) said that he was in a hurry to complete our house. The three month deadline is coming quickly and he knows that my payments will also come to an end when we reach 70% of the total to be paid. In the past couple of weeks they have covered all of the walls with concrete, inside and out, and installed all 11 windows, and installed the electricity, and started on the roof. This past weekend was Thanksgiving for us so we went to Fortaleza to celebrate with our other missionary friends. When we returned they had completed pouring the floor and front porch. We drove 4.5 hrs with two large pieces of granite and two granite sink counters. Fortunately the roads are pretty good for interior standards and the granite did not break on the way. You could probably heard our sigh of relief in the U.S. when we unloaded the slates of rock and they were still in one piece. They will serve as a wall divider for our shower box. This was cheaper than having a glass box installed and it will look very pretty with the matching sink. Tomorrow the wood for the roof is going to arrive and they will start installing the trusses. I will be driving to Fortaleza to pick up our tile for the bathrooms so when I return Louro can start the finishing touches of the bathroom. Please pray for my safe travel over the next two days as I will be driving for 9 hours.
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