Shalom Home India: September 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

September Building Progress

The guestroom walls have now been completed and the top floor roof slab poured. The top floor area is much smaller than the ground floor, so this time the slab was completed in a couple of hours, rather than taking all day. The ground floor window and door frames were assembled onsite by a team of carpenters and installed so the renderers could start work on the interiors. Some sections have been left unrendered so decorative panels can be added at a later stage.

The pulley system used to lift the concrete up to the roof.

Pouring the roof slab of the upper floor guestrooms

Carpenters assembling the window frames

The downstairs sleeping rooms with render and window and door frames

Adding render and decorative features to the front elevation of Shammah House

Monday, September 16, 2013

Jireh Bazaar

What an incredible response we had to this year's KBC Kid's Church fundraiser for Shalom. This year their goal was to raise funds to help buy furniture and equipment for Shammah House and clothes, hygiene products and educational supplies for the girls and widows who'll be living there. They set up an Indian bazaar with tables stocked with mini replicas and pictures of everything that was needed, including paddlepop stick furniture, paper doll clothes, mini mattresses and blankets and even solar panels for the roof. Everyone had a fantastic time shopping, choosing the items they wanted to help fund, they then dropped their purchases off at the Shammah House model. It was an amazing day and we were overwhelmed by the response and generosity of those who came along. With nearly $30,000 raised on the day, we'd like to pass on our thanks to the kids and leaders from KBC Kid's church, those who helped make the furniture and stock for the stores and all the wonderful shoppers who gave so generously.