piedras de concreta

Today we had some girls over to the new site to help make stepping stones to use in higher traffic areas in the yard. We made molds out of buckets (by cutting the bottoms out) and filled them with concrete (with a little wire in the middle for added strength). After letting them settle for about 45 minutes, the girls decorated them with colored concrete, marbles, buttons, etc.

I told the girls when we started that this is going to be a place for women and they are going be like the foundation of what we do. So, I want their mark under out feet.

One girl etched the words, 'Dios es amor'- 'God is love' into her stone. Others made designs in theirs.

Melvin mixed the concrete.

Sara shows the wire she put into her stone

One of our American students made one with Melvin and Uika's help.

Patria smooths some red cement onto the top of her stone.

Sara's finished stone.

Patria's finished stone