Returning to Nias after the meeting motivated me, but also disheartened me as well – the houses are really moving along, but not all of them are started. We are finishing the 20 timber houses we started, and then starting over with the block houses. However, I can’t wait for all the timber ones to finish before we start the next phase. We have got a place for our block factory, and are working on staffing it. The problem is the delay in getting the presses from Jakarta. So, we started to make blocks with wooden molds. The construction of the molds and the preparation of the site was undertaken by our warehouse staff, which took them from their work planing all of the siding for our timber houses. Then, we had some generator problems and our planer had an electrical surge. Fortunately it’s under warranty, so we couriered it back to Medan, and now we wait for parts from Jakarta! The NGO we have contracted to build our windows and doors is moving their workshop, so will not be ready until next month, and we have to find a substitute supplier, or make them ourselves. Also, the timber supply on Nias is already so low, that we will order 100 planks and receive two, and the rest are on standby. The UNHCR first shipment should arrive at the end of the week.