2nd Trip to Luputa VI: Our trip around Luputa
While the Pres. and Sister McMullin were busy with Zone Conference, Terri and I walked around Luputa. We walked up to the market to find if they had sunglasses for some of the Elders, and just to see...
View ArticleBrick ovens
I have had a tough time getting a picture of the ovens that they use to fire the bricks/adobe they use to build their homes here. The reason is that they use the same bricks to build the oven as they...
View ArticleEmanuel’s brick enterprise
Emanuel invited the couples over to his home to watch how bricks are made. He is making his own bricks, and firing them, to add an addition to his home. We actually did our best to help a little in the...
View ArticleFire the bricks!
Saturday we traveled to see Emanuel put the finishing touches on his huge brick oven (20,000 bricks), and to have a ‘lighting ceremony’ when he lights all the charcoal that will bake the bricks. He...
View ArticlePink bricks
The bricks are now cooled enough to begin to use. You can easily see the difference in color between the outside, unfired bricks and the inside, fired bricks. The new bricks are pink, hard, and ready...
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