Hello Everybody,
The end of January and the beginning of February have been filled with busyness, joy, and sometimes frustration.
Since I last wrote, I have gotten a dog, named Misha. She was owned by the westerners at Samaritan's Purse but after they left she was abandoned and left to fend for herself. I decided to take her in and have never regretted my decision. She is so much fun to have around and is the most loving and thankful dog I have ever met. I think she knows how lucky she is.
I also had a team from the Radler Foundation come for a week. Besides the pranks they played on me, they were a lot of fun to have around. The brought me lots of treats and also a new coworker. My new roommate's name is Cole Gorman, and he is going to be in charge of our marketing and donor reporting programs here in Sudan. He's generally a cool guy to have around (when he isn't dressing like a girl- check out the full story at: www.cgormanphotography.blogspot.com) and it's nice to have some company. Right before Cole came, I started to get really nervous and wondered how he and I would get along. My house is pretty small and there really isn't much privacy. Thankfully, Cole turned out to be a very laid back guy with a passion for the Lord. He is doing a awesome job training certain crew members in photography and journalism so they will be able to continue his efforts when he leaves in April. I'm even picking up some pointers from him.
Right after the Radler Foundation team left, the Febuary e3 team came and I was happy that I recognized many of the people on the team from either last year or from the year before. It was strange to think that my first time to Sudan was on that trip two years ago and at the time I had no idea I would ever come back.
We have also drilled five more wells! Unfortunately, we have been having some trouble with our equipment. Our big air compressor that blows the dirt out of the hole as we drill is overheating and shutting down constantly. The crew has to wait at least an hour before they are able to turn it on again only to drill 15 minutes before it shuts down. I took the compressor down to Kampala on Sunday (a 9 hour drive, 340 miles) but the mechanics were unable to tell me what is wrong with it. I actually went to two different mechanics. We have located a third and he seems more competent than the other people we have tried. He will have to order parts from Europe which will take about a week. Since we won't drilling for the next couple of weeks but I will keep the crew busy finding other sites to drill when we are up and running again.
As for me I am doing well but am very stressed out about these equipment problems. I am thankful that I, and everybody else on the crew, are in good health. I miss my beautiful girlfriend Ester, but am thankful for new friends here.
Also, two friends of mine, Devin and Jensen Kile, will be coming to visit me at the end of the month which should be a lot of fun. I'm hoping we can get our equipment up and running soon so they are able to see some drilling while they are here.
My major prayer request right now is that we can get our equipment up and running so we can continue our work. The only problem with getting outside funding and donations are the commitments that come with them. We have lots of wells to drill and cannot afford too much downtime. Please pray that the mechanic will be able to diagnose the problem and get it fixed as soon as possible.
Please continue to pray for me, for wisdom and leadership and I deal with these problems and with the crew. Pray also that I don't let other things distract me from my true mission here; to share Christ with the Sudanese people. It is very easy to focus on the humanitarian aspects of this work and forget why I am really here.

Thank you so much for your continued support and prayers! I love you all.