Ellen and I have been working with Betty Shelton's Valathi Outreach Ministries for almost 25 years. Last year we were able to build the high school behind the primary / secondary school. This year we added another group of classrooms on top of what we built last year. This was Betty's dream -
The School
The teachers
The kids and the dedication plaque from last November
Phase 2 dedication - June 19, 2015 with Arputharaj
The roof of phase 1
Me laying the first brick
Smiling as I lay a brick
The professional cleaning up after me
Arputharaj laying a brick
And the professional cleaning up after both of us
The school complex
July 5, 2015 Construction update: New classroom walls
July 11, 2015 Construction update: New classroom walls
July 13, 2015 Construction update: Classroom wall construction
July 20, 2015 Construction update: Classroom wall construction
July 26, 2015 Construction update: Roof construction
August 16, 2015 Construction update: Pouring concrete
Elevating Concrete - usually this is a human assembly line - something new for me
The path to pouring
Electrical infrastructure laying conduit
September 01, 2015 Construction update: Level 2 construction
Overview of Level 2
Mother Shelton School
October 23, 2015 Construction update: Level 2 completion
February 2016 Construction update: Building Level 3
Level 3 walls
Walls completed - next the roof
March 2016: Construction update: Starting the roof construction
March 4, 2016: Roofing Progress for Betty Shelton School
June 16, 2016: Roofing Completion at Betty Shelton School
C. Frank Starmer