Looking at our back gate from the road to the training center.
They have delivered 14 truck loads of sand and gravel so far as we begin to establish a road to the MMMSDS training center.
The two coconut trees around which we need to bend the road due to a legal battle currently going on about these trees.
The three stands of banana trees on the left will be removed as the road continues to the training center.
Looking back at the back gate of our yard from the last load of sand and gravel.
Looking into the open area where one day we will see the training center.
One of the delivery trucks on his way out after dropping his load.
We had not yet poured concrete on the yard. After this we realized we needed to do so.
The road has not yet extended all the way to the training center building site.
Now the road readhes the building site.
We got this far in the training center construction last November when we had to stop.
The electric company tells us that we have to buy poles to get electricity to the building site.
So I took some pictures to show them there are already poles in place.
Meet Mrs. Hiquiana's pregnant carabao. Tended to by pastor Doods.
The grass had grown up at the buiding site since November 2008, so we cut and now are about to burn it.
More pictures of the electric poles in place for the electric company.
The training center building site is directly off the left side of this photo.
Nita and our newest addition to the family, our male lab, Labsatian's Tiberius, or Titus as we call him.
The roof of Mrs. Hiquana's farm house just beyond the tree line.
Work has resumed with the first project, the perimeter fence.
Nelly's farm house was vacant so we also strung electricity from the training center this became the residence of the work crew.
The orphans living in Ma'am Nelly's orphanage planted these peanuts in the are around the farm house.
The electric company has not yet installed the transformer and electric meter, so we strung electricity the 300 meters from our house to the training center.
The light switch for the training center area lights.
Now that we have electricity available we were able to install the electric water pump.
A veiw of the training center site from the water pump. One day in this area we will put up the water tower which will supply water to the area.
The pump works!
The temporary shaded work area.
We finally posted our building permit for all to see.
Here is our female goat and one of her kids. The other goats belong to Pastor Doods and Ma'am Nelly.
Here are the two kids belonging to our mama goat.
Pastor Doods as he passes by our house herding the goats home for the night.
The fence is complete enough to provide security.
Nita's brother Boboy stayed to provide security when the work stopped at the end of May. This was his residence. "The MMMSDSTC Hilton."
We built a cage around the water pump to make it more difficult for the thieves.
A couple of the workers did return for a couple of days after the concrete was set to remove the wood framing and install this temporary gate for security.
Another picture of our mama goad.
We purchased this male goat from a local farmer so we could begin to raise our own.
Three of the orphans, L. to R. Ruby, Rheljon and Aga.
Boboy's hut and his dog, "Blackie?"
Quiet around the construction site at the end of June.
August 27th, workers have returned to resume construction. Preparation to pour the concrete 1st floor roof.
Our goats grazing.
This is the house for the goats at night.
It was necessary to expand the "MMMSDSTC Hilton" to accomodate additional workers.
Supplies are again being delivered allowing construction to resume.
Mrs. Nelly Hiquiana with her carabao Dartne
The stairway to the second level.
Three layers of rebr before pouring the concrete.
Ma'am Nelly's farm house southwest of the training center.
Looking northeast toward the Davao Bay.
Looking east from the training center.
We watch the sun set in that valley.
The new cement mixer hard at work.
Fill the bucket with cement . . .
Up goes the full bucket, while another is being filled.
The concrete hollow block makers
Nita observing all the activity.
The roof covering the kitchen, pantry and bathroom on the first floor.
Our brother-in-law Banoy, the foreman, and Sidro with the bucket.
Sidro's cousin, James, retrieving the buckets at the top of the lift.
Nita's brother Boboy, the human hoist.
The guys were all smiles when this new cement mixer rolled into the yard. Prior to this week ALL the cement for everything done so far had been mixed by hand with shovels. Isn't technology magnificent!
The walls are going up around the kitchen.
Getting the scaffolding in place in preparation of a second pour of concrete for the second story floor.
Nita taking in the view from what will be our bedroom.
This archway will be the main entrance to the building.
The walls for the bathroom, pantry and kitchen are rising.
Preparations for the next major concrete pour.
Nita in the chair and sister Nemia on the stool as overseers.
Pastor Doods and Dartne plowing.
Sifting out the stones.
5:00 a.m. - we see the lights at the training center, but not the building.
The morning sky as we await the sunrise.
The "human powered" concrete lift is in place.
5:30 a.m - nearly half of their planned pour for today is done. They started about 3:00 a.m.
The sleeping, cooking and storage area.
Ready to begin pouring concrete again.
Our cement mixer named "Judith"
Nita watching the action below.
The walls of the kitchen
The walls come up around the classroom.
Junjun, the "human power" behind the concrete lift.
He says, "I can do this sitting down."
The 1st floor rook / 2nd flor floor continues to grow.
The wall around the lower level are rising.
Standing in the office/recording studio with the entrance door to the classroom on the right.
From the same spot looking out the front entry of the office.
This is our second wheelbarrow. It, too, has seen it better days, BUT it still works.
The hollow block makers at work.
Starting the concrete finishing work on the fence. Rudy doing the finishing while Cedro keeps the concrete coming.
Another delivery of "fill" sand and gravel.
This type tree has very weak and shallow roots. Two such trees have fallen in the past breaking our electric lines from the house to the training center. This one could possibly fall onto the training center, so the guys are removing it before that can happen.
TIMBERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! I don't know the Cebuano word for timber.
The entry door to the kitchen from the hallway. The pantry is through the doorway in the kitchen on the right.
Standing at the entry door looking down the hallway. The kitchen to my immediate left. The comfort room is the doorway on the left at the end of the hallway. The classroom is through the doorway on the right.
The ground around the training center gets very soft when it rains, so there are only a few spots that allow turning around.
Having turned around the truck will now back the rest of the way to the training center to dump the load of "fill."
This old diesel truck could use some attention. Smoke so thick the people below are almost invisible.
Standing water visible just beyond the fence. This is the case fallowing a heavy rain, but in one to two days of no rain it is dry again.
Looking to the southwest at Ma'am Nelly's farm house.
Some finishing work has begun on inside walls. The doorway into the kitchen from the hallway.
This stack of wood is the hardwood with which Banoy will make the door jams.
The doorway into the MMMSDS training center classroom
The CR (comfort room)
Looking into the classroom from the CR doorway
Looking into the office area from the classroom
The outside entrance to the office.
The glass blocks in the office and recording studio are in place.
Laying the footings for building #2.
The fisherman bring fresh fish by the house every day. Today they brought an eel.
The door jams are in. This is the entrance to the CR.
Again, looking into the classroom from the CR doorway.
The kitchen doorway on the right, looking out the main entrance into the sunshine.
That doorway is the back door of the classroom. Banoy is getting the electrical wiring in place for one of the two classroom airconditioners.
The doorway from the classroom into the office/recording studio.
Taken from the back door of the classroom.
Standing outside the backdoor of the classroom.
The second building on site housing a male and female CR, an equipment storage room and the caretaker's room.
Nita's brother Boboy repairing the roof on the goat house.
Ma"am Nellies carabou resting in her mud bath.
Our goat house.
Adding a chicken coop beside the goat house.
I see progress everytime I take this walk from our house to the training center site.
There sits our 2000 liter water tank.
There is always a nice breeze off the sea on the second level so a couple of the work crew constructed their sleeping area up there.
They say it is cool enough up here at night that they need blankets.
We will temporarily hook up the water system to the water tank here so we can begain training in January.
When the roof for the second level is in place we will move the water tank up there.
The door frame and the window frame to my office is in place.
The framework for the stair case is in place.
Rudy is placing the finishing touches on the concrete walls in the classroom.
The posts and walls of the main entrance are going up.
They are pouring the concrete staircase today.
Done! I get to walk on it tomorrow!
Sylvia climbed this tree to remove some branches so the garden would get more sunshine. When she saw me with the camera she hid behind the tree.
But I caught her in this shot.
These garden shots are the garden near our house.
Here Betbet, Nemia and Nita are beginning the preparation for the garden near the training center.
Tony's son in training.
Taking turns plowing with Dartne, Ma'am Nelly's carabou.
Nemia at the plow.
They were trying to determine if Dartne responded better to Cebuano or Ilonggo.
The floor in the office and recording area has been poured.
The floor has been partially poured in the CR.
The conters in the inside kitchen are in place.
Standing at the outside door to the office.
The power pole is in place so the electric company can install our meter.
The doors and windows will be coming in a few days.
The back wall of the classroom looking to the southeast.
The side wall of the classroom looking to the northeast.
The window in my office looking to the southwest.
The inside kitchen sink and countertop are in place.
The electric company, Dasureco, preparing to install our 25 KVA transformer.
Nita overseeing the installation of the transformer
Connecting the transformer to the meter post at the training center.
The walls for the out-building are coming up. The out-building will house two bathrooms, a storage room and a 10 ft. by 10 ft. room which will be the temporary living area for the female students. One day we hope to construct a dormatory for the students.
Our two pigs. The smaller one will be the main course for our upcoming New Year celebration. The other sow will be bred near the end of January trusting she will give us many piglets, which will later become the main course of several meals in the future for the students.
The tiles are in place in the training center ground floor bathroom.
Time to build the ceiling in the classroom.
The office is nearly ready.
This corner is the northwest corner of the office and training center.
This area will eventually have bookshelves and will be used for video and audio recording. The classroom is through the door on the right.
Only a few finishing touches and the classroom will be ready.
The training center bathroom is finished.
One day drawers and cabinets will be in place in the kitchen.
The out-building now has a roof.
Finishing the roof over the main entrance to the training center.
The outside kitchen is taking shape.
Our mama goat has given us another baby. She gave birth on the 14th.
Four of our five hens have given us a total of 32 chicks, which will also find themselves on the student's dinner table one day.
The office in the training center is functional. Come on in!
The view from my office door wihout the van parked in the car port.
Ready for work.
The door from the office to the classroom
The class began on Jan. 24th. The students are out on break.
The back door to the classroom and the door to the men's comfort room on the right.
There is still work to be down, but we able to conduct classes.
Pastors Dan Yahya (facing), Ondo (nearest) and Raynante Briones.
Pastor Nestor Sejera and his wife Daday
Pastor Esoy, 84, our oldest student ever.
The orange tarp became necessary when we were hit by a heavy rain and strong winds. The rain came through the walls.
Sleeping room one for the male students.
Sleeping room two for the male students.
One of the guys chose to sleep in the study room of the male residence.
This a new addition to the family, our pig Sally Ann.
We also have about 30 new chicks that have recently become part of the family.
When class began the workers could no longer sleep in the training center. This is one of their "Hilton" type rooms constructed just ouside the perimeter wall of the training center.
Pastor Eddie dela Victoria - FTS2011
Ferlan Jumawan - FTS2011
Pastor Merardo (Ondo) Heruela - FTS2011
Pastor Limuel Lanos - FTS2011
May Ann Maruya - FTS2011
Pastor Nestor Sejera - FTS2011
Daday Sejera - FTS2011
Alex Tagose - FTS2011
John Bandino - FTS2011
Ame Pangyan - FTS2011
Pastor Roy Saclot - FTS2011
James Montanez - FTS2011
Bernard Amad - FTS2011
Mark Yadao - FTS2011
Charlie Calulot - FTS2011
Pastor Renante Briones - FTS2011
Precious Ejara - FTS2011
Bet bet tending to the garden
Nita pointing to the okra
Here is a view of our green onions. NIta is preparing the soil to plant something else.
Our tomatos are really producing.
April and Betbet talking and working.
A close-up of our okra plants.
April and Betbet
Office entrance from carport / bedroom
Outside kitchen door
Left to right: 10' x 10' bedroom; 10' x 12' storage area; 2 - 4' x 7' bathrooms.
The first level of the MMMSDS Training Center fully functional since January 2011.
Level two waiting for construction to resume.
The road to our house.
