Construction is now far enough along that Daniel decided the stained glass could be installed. So we started yesterday. This photo is taken from the second floor and the back side of the glass. Felipe, the Honduran construction contractor, is preparing the metal frame for the clear glass that will go on this side to protect the stained glass.
Brother Honorat is the main person installing, but he has a few helpers. He's quite experienced in woodwork and construction in general. In this photo, he is using a piece of masonite cut to the size of the largest glass panel to make sure panel will fit into the wood frame. The panel is so big that they only want to have to put it up once. (Br. Honorat is in his work clothes with a black sweater (It's really cold down here right now). The man in the gray shirt is the father of one of the Missioners of Christ who is visiting with his wife. His father used to do a bit of stained glass so he is very impressed with this project and wanting to help. The guy leaning over that big machine is one of the workers. He has been leaning over that floor grinder for weeks. The floors of Casa Guadalupe are plain concrete, but they are ground down to show the pebbles and stones which makes it a type of terrazzo. The chapel area that he is working on right now is ground down more to show more stones. There's a photo down below.
Fr. John Anthony got in on the action of putting up the big center panel.
Here's what it looks like on a cloudy day. Imagine what a little sun will do. It'll be finished up tomorrow.
When I took this photo of Br. Nathanael, he asked to see it and then said, "Oh darn, that's not ugly enough." The two friars that are on the construction site often are Br. Nathanael and Br. Honorat. Br. Nathanael helps Daniel with the electrical. Br. Honorat, in addition to installing the stained glass, is installing all the sound system stuff including all the wiring.
This is the floor. The part that is wet with clear, not muddy, water is what the floor with look like when the sealer is applied and it's done. 
We bought plants back when Daniel's parents were here, but we didn't plant them in the green spaces right away because the construction workers were using the spaces as trash dumps and walkways and it wasn't filled in with good dirt. When they put the dirt in, I went ahead and planted. The plants are doing great despite it still being a construction zone. The space is large so well need a lot more green to fill it in. 
Here's what it looks like when you walk in the front door. The chapel is straight ahead and the stained glass on the left side can just barely be seen. Those large gates enclose the chapel on the three sides with the glass block wall making the fourth side. For large crowds, the gates can be opened to accommodate.
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In Christ,
Brad