Josh put in all 18 holes for our aquaponics fence in one school day. He worked in the rain and mud with some help from John and two of my students who finished their goals so they could work with him (they almost never finish). The holes are mostly 2 feet deep, 5 were 3 feet deep. Josh and John spent half of a school day using machetes to cut the posts for the fence so they were level. Again, they worked in the rain and mud with some country music blaring our of John's speaker. We waited for a week for a series of dry days to fill the holes with the posts in them, because it never came we bought cement and then waited another week for one dry day to dry the cement after we put it in. We had to scoop out the water and mud from around the posts with cups and bottles. Then we mixed cement and poured it all in the holes to hold the posts in place. We had the perfect amount of cement for the job. God is just good, in big ways and small ways, He makes sure we don't forget, and I am glad He helps me notice the small ways He works. We had an awesome time mixing and putting the cement in as a family. God blessed us with an extra dry day to dry the cement. Then I put selecto and mud on top to finish it off. Josh, John, and I were able to finally nail the chain link on and lock the fence, so now we can actually work without our progress being disrupted by animals or thieves. Which is so great. There was a lot of waiting involved, along with a lot of rain, but it is now done and we can move forward. I love our aquaponics fence. There was so much waiting, but God lets it all work out just how He plans.
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JoAnn Smith
2/1/2018 04:17:06 pm
So hope and pray the aquaphonics works out and that the school and village makes some money and food. You are learning so much and touching many lives. We keep you in our prayers.
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