Zemabawk is a small village near Aizawl, the capital of the state of Mizoram.
Construction begins with the gathering of raw materials.
Since gravel is expensive, stones are ordered from a nearby quarry and converted to gravel on-site by volunteers. The stones are then crushed by hand in a labor-intensive fashion. Other materials are assembled in the same way. Here, the reinforcing rods are being hoisted into place. One of the most encouraging things about the Zemabawk construction project is that several churches from Mizoram and other states in the northeast area of India sent volunteers to help their sister church.