The rains have been unusually heavy this year - because of the rains, many of the roads are washed out or in terrible condition and nearly impassable. The road that leads to the mission is no exception - there are areas of the road that require four-wheel drive. During a lull in the rain, we made an attempt at repairing the road - we have a large 8 ton truck that we use to collect rocks to help fill the holes and mend the road... well, our 8 ton 10 wheel drive truck got stuck in the mud. The fun part - this is the vehicle that we use to pull everything else out of the mud - now what???We were unable to dislodge the truck in our first 5 hour effort. The next day, I came back to attempt again. As I was digging out the truck (by myself) the headmaster of the local school came by - he was shocked to see me trying by myself to dislodge this massive truck. He immediately called a friend in town and asked him to bring his truck out... and also called the school and had 75 boys come to the sight and help dig and eventually push the vehicle out of this deep hole.
Although this may not sound like a big deal - it really is. The headmaster was willing to help us with more than just words, but with his own resources - this was a great day of rejoicing. It thrilled all of us to feel like we are actually a part of the community. Praise the LORD! Appreciate Mr. George Chanda giving "a little help"!
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I'm glad that God sometimes reveals very quickly the reason for our trials. Sounds like He had a plan to bring you guys together to build a sense of community and build relationships that will produce future witnessing opportunities.
I hope you are starting to feel a little more at home knowing that you have neighbors that you can call on.
Now that's a BIG truck!;)
Glad you had this friendly experience! It always feels good when God sends someone to our rescue!
Awesome!!! Good stuff!
So tell me...how much progress was made when you were out there by yourself shoveling? : )
yeah, did you lift a little bit while you were by yourself? or did you push from behind the door with one hand on the steering wheel in case it started moving?;) what a blessing!
alayna wants to know if the skeeters got you yet b/c she's been praying very hard...
Progress was being made - I was there for about two hours and felt pretty good about my progress... then, a complete downpour!!
All the work I had done to clear out mud and dirt --- erased! Oh well...
skeeters get me all the time - but so far no malaria... Alayna is well connected :)
You might want to consider acquiring a bigger shovel. Or just keep the headmaster on speed dial. ;)
My driveway looks a little like that right about now.
Really, I saw one of the boys matchbox cars right there in the middle of a big 'ol puddle! The scale was very close, let me tell you!
So how are those guns feeling now, huh?! Maybe a little less manual labor is on order for a few days!
hey kevin,
just wanted to tell you i am praying for you.....how are things going?
your friend from
k.c.
doing good... lots going on at the mission. finding new challenges everyday!
thanks for praying! Lord bless
Whoops, been there done that! Nice one KP. Still looking for a laptop for your grandpa, any ideas?
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