08/28/2026
Want to know how you build a church in the African bush?
You start with clay and water.
The clay they need is right there in the ground. The man you see digging is digging up that clay. They mix it with water and form the bricks by hand.
In this video, the men are making the bricks while the women carry them to an area where they'll be left to dry.
No brick factory. No delivery truck. The materials are right there, and so is the labor.
Add water, make the bricks, let them dry—and eventually those clay bricks become the walls of a church.
I've watched this process many times, and I'm still impressed by it.
This is how you build a church in the bush.