On this and the next few pages I have included pictures from Jungle Camp, with descriptions beside them. To see the larger high resolution picture, click on the 'thumbnail' image.

 

 

Here we arrived for builder's week. That's Cass Shell, one of our teammates with me.

We had built the frames last fall, so the first thing we did this time was to begin by running twine across the rafters of the roof. This would support the plastic roof from caving in during a heavy rain.

 

We had to dig a trench around the outside so the plastic could lay into it.

Here we are setting out the plastic floor to go down before we put the sides and roof on.

 

We got the roof and sides pulled over right before it rained. See how we buried the plastic in the trench.

On the first night that I stayed in our house, I had to build the bed before sleeping there. Here is the bed frame in it's initial condition.

 

This is the stove we cooked on and used for heat for 2 weeks.

Using an attachment to a large chain saw, we were able to cut flat planks off of trees that had been cut down.

 

This is the start of the kids' bed. Isaac got the high bunk.

This is our sink before the plumbing was complete. We found it at a Salvation Army for $9.

 

This was the shower we used the whole time we were there. We actually had good hot water because of the stove!

This was our sink and shower drain line to the slop pit.

 

This shows the water tank on the hill behind our house, with the pump stand below to fill it. That is an outhouse on the right.

Our hot water tank was filled from the cold water system, and heated by pipes running through the firebox on the wood stove. Natural circulation kept it always warm!

 

This picture shows the water pipes connected to the water heater coil – copper tubes in the firebox on the wood stove.

This shows my hands after builder's week. Swollen and dirty! As of July 1st, I am just starting to regain feeling from the numbness in my fingers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next page: Bring up the families!