Our day had a slower start this morning as everyone woke up later than normal, so we eventually started work at 6:30am. As much as this was a setback we persevered and got most of the work done by lunch time which included finishing all painting jobs, construction of benches and construction of the gazebos.

The team down at in the house were working on painting, varnishing and fixing beds and unsafe places. We managed to get most of these partially done by morning tea then soon after finished by or after lunch.

The “A” team (benches team) Managed to assemble all 4 tables by the end of morning tea and shortly after moved on to varnishing them, with completing most of the work and leaving touch-ups for tomorrows work.

Lastly the Gazebo team started the day with sheeting the first gazebo’s roof and then finally being able to finish of the second gazebo which included the constructions of the whole roof.

The teachers told us they had a little surprise for us students if we got all the work done today, which we did, so we packed up all the equipment at 3pm and departed Alexandria for a journey to Port Alfred. Before we arrived at our destination, John tricked us by taking a detour to the hardware store then the shops. Soon we realised we were actually there to buy stationary and sporting equipment for the kids and toasters for the kitchens at JJH. We even bought John a new computer to replace the one that was stolen when his house was recently broken into, and to thank him for the amazing work he does for us every year on this incredible tour. Finally, we arrived to our SURPRISE! It was drinks at Whimpy’s, (basically a McDonalds) which everyone enjoyed and agreed it was a great way to end our last full day in JJ Haven.

The overall mood for today was positive as we ended with a lovely dinner prepared by Molly and Neils. The children also sang to us, as a ‘goodbye’ and a ‘thank you’ for the time we spent here in Jehovah Jireh Haven.

By Alexa, Maya and Jaime