Charles & Mary Joyce
BBFI Missionaries to Burkina Faso

 
 
L’Église Baptiste Fondamentale à Boulwando




Building Project


We have started our building project in Boulwando. The foundation has been laid and the walls are going up little by little. Slowly the villagers are getting back behind the project. We are seeing more and more people participating in the construction. We have one full week left before we begin our slowdown mode; we will continue the building project little by little as we commence the second semester of the Institute on April 04, 2005.

Ésaïe OUÉDRAOGO has been acting as the project manager. Dominike KONSIMBO has been responsible for the money disbursements. Alexis KABORÉ has been the primary procurements man. Ghislain NAGALO has been the wood worker; making the molding frames and also has been charged with the iron works. Vincent BADO and Paul SAYOUGA have been the faithful laborers. All have been charged with the evangelizing, preaching, teaching, discipling, and edifying the members and visitors of the Fundamental Baptist Church of Boulwando.

Here are a few pictures of the building project.  The latest pictures are at the bottom.

Bricks have to be molded and then watered for seven straight days before being used. It is projected that we will have over 3,600 bricks, (?), and a total of just over ten tons of cement for this building.

(Taken March 16, 2005)

One of the elders of the village with Dominike, Harouna KONSIMBO, and Hamado KONSIMBO laying the foundation.

(Taken March 16, 2005)

 

Here is the foundation being laid (Taken March 16, 2005)


Yamba KONSIMBO and Alexis looking
at the freshly poured foundation.
(Taken March 16, 2005)

Hamado, Yamba, and Dominike mixing the sand, gravel and cement to pour into the foundation. (Taken March 16, 2005)


Harouna KONSIMBO, the most faithful member of the construction crew, mixing the cement.

(Taken March 16, 2005)


 


Ésaïe laying the final row of bricks. (Taken March 25, 2005)

 

Ghislain, with the aid of Vincent, placing the iron bars together for the corners.

(Taken March 25, 2005)

Harouna handing up cement to Ésaïe as he is laying the bricks. Hamado is assisting Ésaïe.

(Taken March 25, 2005)

Yembi assisting Ésaïe in laying of the rows of bricks. His wife, Elène OUÉDRAOGO, was baptized several weeks ago. Harouna and Yamba are also assisting.

(Taken March 25, 2005)

A view of the building project with our hanger to the right. All is situated on the church property.

(Taken March 25, 2005)

 

The following pictures were taken June 12, 2005

Here is our metal roof.
It took some time, as our knowledge of construction is severely limited.

 
Below is the main room where we will hold the services. The back door
goes into our children's Sunday School class and Junior Church.

 

This is the picture of the outside. The children are getting ready for Junior Church, which will be taught by Adama and Lokre.

Web Editor - Don Tarvin
Updated 03 Apr 2007