roof structure topping out

on saturday evening we had a short party with the ukuqala team to celebrate the completion of the roof structure on the new building that they are busy with at the village of hope.

it seems that it is a german tradition for the main carpenter, and his mate, to give a speech from the top of the new structure, complete with a small tree which is installed a top of the building.

the carpenter then says the traditional blessing, read as follows, during which he, and his mate, downs a bottle of wine and smashes the glass, thrown from on top of the roof, on the foundations below.

Now the building has been raised here,
Although not huge, but also not small,
The work may praise his master,The builders' soll'n be praised.

According to tradition, I cross to the glass
And'll raise the voice for them.
For every one bites the dust,
Drum let them all live today!
Who often wet the end of the welding
Who was harmless stone and mortar,
Who bricks probably said,
Who dragged bars, cones suggested
Who shoveled and motor-sawed,
Flex and excavators for hours
Located on the site here, moving
applies to our praise!
Usually it is customary
On such happy days
To drink to the client also
And his wife, no question.

Good luck and healing and God's blessing
The accommodation, which thrives hereWhere Voluntiers soon writhingWhere modern rooms still Zimmerleut!

How to keep the Almighty God
The house and the inhabitants thereof:
From disease, fire and Wassersnot
Possible 'he spared all times.

The glass shatter in the ground,
consecrated this house was at this very hour!

once again it was a wonderful evening, we thank God for these guys who are blessing us so much.