I realized today that I don't always have to wait for something big or major to happen for me to update my blog, but instead I can just share with you my day or and special moments I had.
The crew worked non stop and worked harder than I've ever seen anybody work. I'm also inspired bless to see the commitment of these men I have the pleasure to work with. What's even more, even on the last of the seven wells, they were laughing and joking as much as they were on the first.
The first well they drilled was to be shared by a community and a new police station. In a place like Sudan, it is very nice to have the police on our side in case of times of trouble. The well was difficult, and water was not struck until 54 meters. This is unusually deep to get water and most drilling companies would have given up at around 45 meters. One of the police officers noticed this and told the crew, "You guys must of strong hearts, because anybody else would have gone home."
This week, I had given the crew the week off since they had worked so hard for the past two weeks. We are starting a construction project at our compound trying to expand so we can accommodate visitors as well as house people coming to start the new mobile clinic program the Radler Foundation is starting. For the past few days, we've been transporting local materials like stones, sand, bricks, and grass on dump trucks. These materials will be used to build two small grass roofed houses and a meeting room.
In light of the recently completed well near the police station, I decided to have a meeting with the Police Commissioner for the county and the man in charge of the Traffic Police to explain to them who we are and to share with them our happiness that the well had been a success. It was nice to see these "big men" so thankful and expressing that thankfulness to God. We had a nice meeting where both sides expresses a strong desire to have a close partnership and assist each other where needed. The part that I liked the most was when we all bowed our heads and Asiki gave thanks to God. While we are praying, I just couldn't stop thinking about how cool it was that we were praying together with such powerful men. Could you imagine going for a meeting with the police commissioner of your town and ending it with prayer? Seems strange for us Westerners.
Well, I just wanted to share that little story with you.
To Date: 61 wells
This Season: 47 wells
Left to go: 8
