And now for another story on what keeps Ron busily happy in his ministry at Rain Forest International School (RFIS) as Director of Technical Services. Sixth story: mentoring young men.
This summer some parents of Ron’s Industrial Arts students have asked if he would work with their sons – teaching them valuable life skills while they help him with jobs around the RFIS campus. One of the projects they worked on was a stairway between the soccer field and the pavillion. Last summer one of the young men at RFIS got it started with a “rough draft” of cement blocks. This summer, the guys made it more permanent.
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Ron and the guys mix up cement. Do you know the recipe? The guys learned how much gravel, sand and cement to mix up — and worked at figuring out how much water to add. Mixing with a shovel is not as easy as it may seem.
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Then they put the mixed concrete into the bucket for transport to the stairway.
And then dump the concrete into the stairway frame.
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Even one of the teachers got in on the project. Thanks to Ellen for her help in so many ways around RFIS after school ended and before she left.
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Ben has been going to work with Ron too, learning new skills. He and his friend Andre have been building a new foot bridge to span a small revine on the perimeter. Once it’s done one can walk (or jog) all the way around the school wall.
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Ron is honored to have this input into the lives of young men. Pray that they not only learn skills but also pick up good habits as godly young men.