We have not walked through the new building yet, but we have been told that the first floor will house the offices of both the Lagos East and West Missions. There will also be some "hotel rooms" for visiting authorities that come for meetings. The second and third floors will be for the mission president's residences and smaller apartments for senior couples. Gone will be the days of my private laundry. There will be a shared laundry on each floor. We understand that the apartments are significantly smaller than the one we are in. That's a little depressing, but I guess brand new might be nice. If we don't get any more senior couples here, I'm hoping we can use an extra apartment for storage and exercise facility. We'll be posting more about the housing situation as the move date becomes closer.
We should get moved into the new building next door in 4 to 10 months. The official completion time is in 3 months. As you can see it is made of concrete blocks. If you zoom in and look into the window holes, you can see the blocks before finishing and with the completed, smooth finish. Evidently all the electrical wire is in as is the plumbing. These workers seem to have a good time, and enjoy hanging out the windows. This method seems so backwards from what I watch in our American society. There, first the framing goes up, then it gets all "boxed in" with exterior walls, a roof and windows. Having the inside walls all finished before the roof doesn't seem right to me. The rainy season is upon us. I sure hope that they get the roof on before they put all the tile in.
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