How far are we into this project? Good question!
1. We have recognition, unanimous approval and permission from the government to build in any village anywhere we wish.
2. We have been told we are needed and given many free medicines and IV supplies etc. from Omkoi and the clinic in MeDooGlow.
3. We are invited to work in the small hospital in Omkoi if we need additional training in any field.
4. All 3 properties I had been interested in locating the clinic fell through! Where our house is located is bad during the rainy season. Water spurts out of the ground at a height of 2 or 3 feet! Also at that elevation, usable water would not be available.
The second and third site did not work out because the owners did not want to sell, plus they were afraid that a clinic that close to the rice fields would contaminate the rice and make them all sick!!
I said, ” Oh dear Lord, I know You have something better please show us!” Sure enough, a villager heard us talking and took us to the highest hill at the very beginning of the village and higher than any other part of BYT. It is the first place you see when entering BYT. We were told that nobody owns it. The only problem that may introduce itself is water. ADRA has surveyed this very mountain and found water approx. 2 km up. They are proposing to water the entire village from that source, but an engineer will come in March to test the water supply up there. (ADRA has plans to set up an agriculture program in BYT and surrounding villages in order to get rid of the opium and its deadly affect on the people. They also are looking into setting up a detox center many kms away. These things are desperately needed here).
Before we build we must be sure that water is indeed available. March will be the month we hope to begin to build when we find out that water is available, and pray that we can be quick to put up one house and one small clinic before the rainy season starts in June!
One evening we went to see the head man and assistant head manof BYT and WST. to ask about the property and get permission to build there. They were delighted for us to use that ground and said that it was free. All the surrounding villages want us to build clinics in their village. Everyone welcomes us with open arms here!!! Oh praise the Lord at all times! He is in control of each step in this process. His love, care and guidance in our lives is the sweetest thing I know!