Reflections on building

I´ve just spent two weeks with some old friends, and new, doing something rather unusual--constructing, or rather assisting in the construction of, a school in Central America. We were immersed in a culture very different than our own, but because we working toward a common cause, it didn´t matter really.

The local community really supported this effort--building an additional classroom for their elementary school plus a computer lab room. Their few computers had taken over the principal´s office to the point that there was only a corner for him. While we were there, the walls went up for a 30' x 60' two room building. Within a few weeks, the local tradesmen will finish the metal roof, the electrial connections and tile flooring.

For me, it was a time of reconnecting, and deeper connecting with friends. I hope I can maintain some of these as well as new connections.

and I wonder what it will be like for me when I get home...