Girls' School Project {Spring 2013}

While the men were busy doing construction work on the mission building, the women spent most of the week in the school. The school was in desperate need of cleaning, re-painting, and organizing. Since the kids were gone for Easter week, we were able to work most of the week to transform the old, dirty school. Here are a few before pictures:



We started out the work by simply cleaning up the two rooms and prepping the walls for painting. The next task was to paint the walls white using a limestone and water mixture.

Raessa and Hannah busy painting

Deb rolling the limestone mixture onto the wall

After the painting was done, we then wiped all the dust-covered books clean and Heather set to work organizing them all.



Mom cleaning and sorting books

Heather organizing



Then we had to scrub all the desks and chairs... using the minimal supplies we had. Thankfully my mom had brought along some cleaning supplies that we put to very good use!

Busy workers

Deb and Mom tirelessly scrubbing desks and chairs

And me, trying my hand at removing the grime from this desk





 With all the painting and cleaning down, we enjoyed some fun-filled hours of painting on the white walls, giving the rooms a more school-like and cheerful look.

Filling the school room with many bright colored drawings

Raessa and Hannah adding a little color to the blank wall

Deb and I painting a multiplication table on the wall

And here is the fruit of our labors...

....a lot more inspiring and cheerful, wouldn't you agree? We are pretty sure the children are gonna love it! :) All in all, we ladies had a fun time working in the school, knowing that our labors would add a little blessing and joy to the children's lives. :)

 

So, that's a little about our work in Guacayvo. I also wrote a number of different posts about our other activities and experiences during the week: Thursday Hike, Services, and Canyon Hike to the Ruins.