Plan B
Plan B was a result of one of Fred Otieno's many Shirati connections. He was able to rent a medium sized four wheel drive John Deere tractor and it was used to drag the containers from their location on the school grounds to the foundation floor of the new classroom building. The driver that came with the tractor was a bit rambunctious, so Fred asked if Terry would consider driving it for the sensitive task of placing the containers without knocking down the new walls. And Terry's answer? But of course!
So the interesting process of carefully pushing and pulling the container with a wooden beam or a chain began, with up to 15 different bosses yelling "Go" or "Stop" at the same time. Despite the confusion of many commands, the containers were positioned properly. I am pleased to say that no limbs or lives were lost during the placement of the containers, even though the original driver knocked two observers/helpers off the side of the foundation when he forgot that the tractor was still in gear and released the clutch!.
Meanwhile, back at the compound where all the Days For Girls (DFG) suitcases were being stored, Jane, Corliss and Leisha went through each of them separating the DFG kits from the mix of tools, backpacks, and other supplies that we added to them to let us bring more materials while staying under 50 lbs per bag. Leisha's children Wesley (Gr.3) and Inno (Gr. 9) were very helpful at counting kits out loud together and making sure all items sorted in each case were the same size and editing the numbers stated on the labels of each suitcase in preparation for our first distribution to occur on Wednesday
As you can see by the photos, we had an extremely positive day. Can't wait for tomorrow!