Progress

We had a visit on Friday from the head of the welfare dept and her assistant. She came to look at our building in order to decide whether or not to write a letter of recommendation on our behalf to the district commissioner of the welfare dept. She liked our building and all the improvements we'd made on it. She was very pleased. By the end of her visit she decided to write the letter of recommendation.

As I think back to the first time I saw the building and our first visit with the welfare dept, it is amazing the progress that has been made. The building looks so different...inside and out. The rooms are all painted. We've decorated some of them too. The floors are in or painted. The bathrooms are fixed...so many plumbing issues.
The medical office is ready. My classroom is looking great. The improvements outside are so great that it would take a separate blog entry just to list them all.
It has been three months and so much has been done.
Our first visit with the welfare dept was not very pleasant. In so many words we were told to stop what we were doing and to go home. But none of this has been a discouragement. We know why we are here. There is a need and we are here for that...human lives are at stake. We have not felt discouraged at all. We've kept pressing forward and continued to pray for God to do what looks impossible.
And now we have gotten approval from the head of the welfare dept. The building is just about ready...God is in control.

I love it that I am here and able to be part of this project. My faith has grown in leaps and bounds. I have been encouraged at every turn. There have been so many fun moments of laughter and rejoicing. This is a good time for me.
I am so excited to see continued progress in all that He is doing.