Justo Gallego

This is Justo Gallego. He is 82 years old. He is building a Catholic Church in a little town Megorada Del Compo, 40 km outside Madrid, in 36 degree heat.

He is building this church by himself.

He is using leftover and donated materials from nearby industrial estates, including concrete, wire, tiles etc. He is not an architect, or a builder, or an engineer. Just a simple man who says that he is doing it "from the heart to thank God for a full and good life". We found out about Justo from the Spanish guys we met in Madrid (refer post "In The Cool Of The Night).

When we visted there was a journalist from Holland who has done a story on him and now the Vatican is aware of what he is doing. Several architects and engineers have visited the site and are dumbfounded and impressed. The structure shows architectural flare and is structurally sound. How is he doing this?

Look at the next post to see his progress. This is an incredible story!