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June 19, 2015: Valathi and Betty Shelton School

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

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The teachers

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The kids and the dedication plaque from last November

jun 19 0014 kids dedication plaque

Phase 2 dedication - June 19, 2015 with Arputharaj

jun 19 0021 phase 2 dedication

The roof of phase 1

jun 19 0023 phase 2 foundation

Me laying the first brick

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Smiling as I lay a brick

jun 19 0026 me laying first brick

The professional cleaning up after me

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Arputharaj laying a brick

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And the professional cleaning up after both of us

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The school complex

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July 5, 2015 Construction update: New classroom walls

jul 07  school construction progress

July 11, 2015 Construction update: New classroom walls

jul 11  school construction progress

July 13, 2015 Construction update: Classroom wall construction

jul 13  school construction progress

July 20, 2015 Construction update: Classroom wall construction

jul 20  school construction progress

July 26, 2015 Construction update: Roof construction

jul 20  school construction progress

August 16, 2015 Construction update: Pouring concrete

August 16 school construction progress

Elevating Concrete - usually this is a human assembly line - something new for me

August 16 construction progress - elevating concrete

The path to pouring

August 16 construction progress - Roof rebar

Electrical infrastructure laying conduit

August 16 construction progress - electrical infrastructure conduits

September 01, 2015 Construction update: Level 2 construction

Sept 01  Level 2 construction progress

Overview of Level 2

Sept 01 Level 2 construction progress

Mother Shelton School

Sept 01 Level 2 Mother Shelton School

October 23, 2015 Construction update: Level 2 completion

october 23  school construction progress

February 2016 Construction update: Building Level 3

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Level 3 walls

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Walls completed - next the roof

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March 2016: Construction update: Starting the roof construction

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March 4, 2016: Roofing Progress for Betty Shelton School

mar 04 113716 roof work

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mar 08 113821 roof work

mar 12 133113 roof work

June 16, 2016: Roofing Completion at Betty Shelton School

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