Work Teams

There are always projects underway at the Open Arms village in Kenya as growth continues on a regular basis. Work projects range from landscaping to building construction. We are thankful for all of the work teams that come to the Village. They are always eager to roll up their sleeves, and do the dirty work. 

 The most recent work teams came from Oregon - New Hope Church (April) and George Fox University (May). 

One down (foreground) & starting on the second

Both teams were impressive with their demolition skills as they carefully took down some of the original mud houses to make room for a Medical Resource     Building. 

The floor leveling and frame post setting phase of construction on the new kitchen was interrupted momentarily by a tree falling into the work site. It narrowly missed one of the workers, but no one was injured and only one post was knocked out of alignment. Ted Whiteman fired up his chain saw. Once the fallen tree was removed, the post was reset and construction resumed.

The useable materials from the old buildings were salvaged to construct a new kitchen for Open Arms Academy (OAA). Our cooks are very happy with their more spacious kitchen and new location.

New kitchen

Another work team from Texas will build a covered eating area near the new kitchen in June. The “cafeteria” will be welcomed by the 208 children enrolled in the OAA primary school. It will provide shade during the dry season and a dry place for dining when it is wet.

Asante sana (Thank you very much) work team members!