Construction

For about a year, my mother-in-law´s house in Puebla was listed for sale.  In January of this year, it finally sold for the asking price, and my mother-in-law moved in with us in Huejotzingo while she and Abraham looked for land to buy.  They found four well-priced lots ten minutes by bus outside of Huejotzingo and spent some time negotiating to buy.  The land is surrounded by corn fields on three sides and a dirt road in front.  We will have neighbors across the street, but on our side, no one lives yet.

Abish and Lani enjoying the constrution site

Once my mother-in-law Six paid for the land, we contracted a man we have known for many years to build our houses.  Don Ezequiel has almost a life time of experience with construction, is honest, and does not drink or allow his workers to drink.  He also works very hard and had Six´s house walls completed within two weeks.

Abish showing how deep the foundation holes are

At present, he and his crew have finished pouring the concrete roof on Six´s house, has begun the walls of our house, and is working on the cistern we will share.  When Six´s roof has cured, a process that takes about two weeks, he will be ready to do our roof.  In about a month, if all continues well, Six will be able to move into her house.

Progress has not been without problems.  Frequently construction sites are vulnerable to theft.  Wooden supports, castillo wire, anything left at the site has a way of walking off.  Typically, neighbors by the construction site will agree to watch for potential robbers in exchange for some payment.  Our soon-to-be neighbors did agree to that, but it has been difficult with them, because they pass by very frequently to ask for money from Don Ezequiel or from us, if we are there.

Also, several kilos of rebar was stolen one night.  The happy resolution for that theft is that the rebar then mysteriously reappeared soon after.

However, as I write, there has been another theft.  Don Ezequiel called Abraham, who is in Puebla for the day, to tell him.  The call kept cutting out, so Abraham couldn´t hear details.  Abraham called me, but we still don´t know exactly what is going on.   Please pray.