Concrete Floor

Today some of us from the Ranch went down into the community to pour a concrete floor . We had the privilege of helping a family that lives very close to us. We were able to provide them with new floors throughout their whole house. Their house is only two small rooms and before today only had dirt floors. They had a very common house, one made out of mud and covered in plaster. It is not uncommon for people to have dirt floors or for their walls to be made out out a mud brick. Having concrete floors will help to improve there home greatly, and is better for their health, since they will be able to keep it clean. It was my first time to help lay a floor and was a great experience. It was awesome to watch the progress unfold before me. I felt honored that I got to help in such a simple way. I have to admit that it wasn't all work and that there was some play. The bad part is that we were playing in with concrete which got pretty messy. It started when Jhoselyn pushed me in the mud, I retaliated by smearing some concrete on Jhoselyn. It was a nice relief to the work and caused quite a bit of laughter between us. Ron and William also got into it...smearing...and receiving some concrete. It was a tiring day but one filled with joy and purpose.