Good job!
Here I am, a little late.
I have just returned from Bangui after a few days of work and meetings.
The weekend was quite busy. Saturday afternoon I went to Igwe, a small village in the middle of the savannah. It was sixty km of road, in the middle of burnt trees (these are the bush fires characteristic of this period), to find the small community ready, already gathered in the small chapel (basically a thatched roof).
Sunday morning I celebrated in Balembe, 42km, on the road to Bangui. Even here, despite the cold (it is possible to reach 12 degrees at night), I found a good group of Christians.
I immediately continued towards Bangui. Enrico Massone (who has been coming to Central Africa since 1987 to complete various pieces for construction) and Giovanni Grossi Bianchi, the architect who designed the new convent in Bangui, have also arrived.
With Giovanni we arrived in Boali, 90 km from Bangui: where there were some very beautiful waterfalls.
On Monday, after visiting the building site, we began assembling the vaults that will form the ceilings of the rooms. I think they may be the first in all of Central Africa! We had metal ribs prepared from Italy, on which Enrico, together with the company's bricklayers, layed the fired bricks.
We chose this solution, instead of reinforced concrete, for aesthetic reasons as well as for thermal insulation. I will also bring a new element to the country.
Wednesday morning we moved about a hundred, and the vault is revealed in all its beauty. It was so nice to see the enthusiasm and wonder of the local masons, who have discovered this technique for the first time.
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| le volte del nuovo convento Les voutes du nouveau couvent |
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| Enrico Massone |
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| fiore di caffé fleur du café |
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| Cascate di Boali Chutes de Boali |
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| Orchestra della cappella di Igwe L'orchestre de Igwe |
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