Asbury VIM Construction/Water Well mission trip - Entry 6

Habari,

Well, it just gets old telling you all the same old thing, but I guess I have to. Just another unbelievable day in paradise. I don’t have much to report from the construction team. They went and finished some work on the Evangelist home where we had been working and spent a lot of time with the kids. They had some fun entertaining them and Bill even road a bicycle backwards sitting on the handle bars (no accident). This amazed everyone but I think it amazed the team the most… haha

Now, do I have some stories to tell. I joined the "Wet Ones" today on a drilling project. Oh, I guess I need to tell you they did not like me naming them the "Wet Ones" and therefore nicknamed me for the day "Wet Wipe"… I guess that let’s you in on a secret we are all bonding really well and having plenty of fun with each other. We were at Mananila drilling a well; we found water and are going to set a pump there for the locals. We found out some interesting facts. For one this well will help over 400 people that live in the bush and believe me when I say bush, they are in the jungle. It was about a 40 minute trip into the plains and over some hills and valleys. There, nestled in a valley was the most beautiful area. It looked like what I imagined an Oasis would look like in the dessert. They had banana trees, papaya, peppers, corn, and onions. Just the most amazing green in an environment of jungle that was mostly brush with the occasional tree here and there. Most of the trees are very small. The reason for this is they cut down the big ones and make charcoal out of them. We had a great day working with the villagers. When we left at the end of the day, we had one of the locals run in front of our vehicle looking out for stumps and cut off brush that will spear the tires and result in a flat tire, which they had 2 days ago. This guy ran for over a mile in front of our vehicle and never broke a sweat or even started breathing hard. These are amazing people and I could go on and on for hours.

Well, they are going to run us out of the computer room soon, so I have to wrap up. We went to a worship service tonight where Grant Miller preached the gospel and we had communion. You should hear these kids sing - it is unbelievable…

In His Grip,
Glen