In my post yesterday about ICF Blocks, I mentioned that I had the opportunity to visit over at the African Inland Mission in Minneola, Fl. For those who may not know, the African Inland Mission is an area of about 23 acres where alot of retired missionaries live. They have been building a huge facility over there and I was introduced to the contractor a week or so ago and he invited me to take a tour of the new complex.

This new building is approximately 17,000 sq. ft. and it is the home of the dining hall, library, kitchen, offices and a few apartments.

The picture above of the dining hall isn't that great of a picture...I apologize. With all of the windows in this room, there was a glare everywhere I turned. You can't really tell from this picture, but this dining hall is beautiful. The ceiling has some beautiful exposed wood beams...I regret not taking a picture of those so that you could see them. I think the contractor told me that this room is about 6,000 sq. ft. Don't hold me to that, I could be wrong. This will be a great dining hall when it is completely finished. The library actually sits above and to the left of this room. It is glassed in and you can see what is going on in the dining hall from the library.

The lake above is the view that you will get from the dining hall. African Inland Mission is also planning to build another 12,000 sq. ft. building. This building will attach on to the new complex and will consist of more apartments for the retired missionaries to live in. I went inside one of the proposed apartments, and they are very nice. They remind me of a very luxury hotel room. In the picture below, the stair case will be removed and that big wall is where the new construction will begin.

I am very happy to see that these retired missionaries, after years of living in probably bad conditions, get to retire in a little bit of style. I really hope they enjoy it!!