DIOCESE OF AITAPE CHURCH BUILDING PROGRAM

	News report No. 27 June 2004 Diocese of Aitape P O Box 179 Aitape Sandaun Province Papua New Guinea Ph +675 8572046 fax +675 8572056
Aitape Haus Lotu Projects

Introduction:

Welcome to the sixth report for 2004.
This is the twenty seventh report on the Church Building program for the month of June.
In 2002, we established agreements with all of the sub parishes, and started work at Amu.
In 2003, we collected gravel for Arop1, Arop2 and Pou; began site work at Arop1 and Pou, and the welding of the steel frames for Arop2; at Amu we completed the roof and the concrete floor; at Barapu completed the ground works; and began the design of Barapu and Sissano.

This month in spite of it being called the dry season, the Yalingi River was often flooded, and slips have cut off the Arop road access. The only access to sites was by speed boat. The roofing for the Pou church was delivered by boat to Arop2, and then carried over the new road down to Pou. Site visits were done by boat and on foot.

Photo 1 above and Photo 2 (top left pg.2) show the Amu church tower, erected in June. The tower legs are 10 meters tall and to the top of the spire is 18 metres.

Photo 2 Amu tower

Photo 3 Arop road drains, dug by hand.

Photo 4 above shows the concrete floor at Arop. The main floor is done, and work continues beneath the tower at the entrance to the church.
Photo 3 (top right) shows progress on the Arop road hand-dug drains continues.

Work on other churches includes: cutting timber at Arop2, cutting timber at Teles Lampu, site work at Sissano, Barapu church tower and trusses out to tender, Pou start the roofing.