E-mail received from Matt Murphy~Monday, February 23rd at 11:01pm:

It is 10:30 and we all just got back to the house. Today was as physically demanding as any will be this week. The team was split with one group working at the seminary and one group working at the orphanage.

The seminary team helped get prep work done for the outside wall which needs to be built. By the close of the day the wall was a couple of rows high with the blocks. Tables for the students were sanded and sealed. Several other smaller jobs were handled throughout the day. The team worked with several pastors and family and friends of those connected with the seminary. Concrete work and the wall will be the important work for the week.

The orphanage team worked as hard as they ever had as the second floor was poured today. The concrete was mixed at the bottom of the hill and through an assembly line handed up one bucket at a time. Construction projects as a whole are all more manual and by hand than we are used to in the states. This project was as tough as they come. However, the floor was installed and looked great.

Both teams met up at the local houses by the orphanage for bible study with the local children. More games were played and crafts were done and the seminary team brought over candy and other small items for the kids. In just the short time we have been here we have made so many close friends.

As you might guess we are all very tired, but feel such rewards from the accomplishments of the day.