So....here's life from Dave Atwood's direct from Ndola, Zambia...
After 2 days and 2 trips to the battery-charging store, we were finally able to get the tractor started, for our quasi-grading job. The drive to the gas station to air up the tire was a real blessing from God. No, seriously....it really was. :) From there we drove thru the streets of Mapalo...myself and 3 passengers riding on the fenders. After a brief stop at the new well site, we made our way through the narrow dirt pathway filled with children, to the street where the piles of ryealite (a 3/4" base dirt mixture) were. At that point we met the City Council and Public Relations Director. After a brief interview we started grading the road only to have the tractor decide that grading was not in it's scope of work today. ARG ! So, we gave it a rest, started it again and, well, you get the picture....it started !! From there we went to the police station for a much needed tractor rest. Sheesh. All joking aside, God has His hand on this work and what we're doing here. Maybe not in our "perfect" timing, but definitely in His.
So, as I sit here typing, my diesel-infested dust-ridden pants from today are soaking in a special formulated bucket of cold water outside.
The amount of work to be done here looms large. Little things are much more difficult to accomplish than they are at home. (3 stops to find 3 gallons of hydraulic oil).
Through all of the difficulties, we are seeing major blessings from God through our new relationships here with our Zambia friends and the unity of our team.
Thank you for your continued prayer. We appreciate it so much.
Dave
After 2 days and 2 trips to the battery-charging store, we were finally able to get the tractor started, for our quasi-grading job. The drive to the gas station to air up the tire was a real blessing from God. No, seriously....it really was. :) From there we drove thru the streets of Mapalo...myself and 3 passengers riding on the fenders. After a brief stop at the new well site, we made our way through the narrow dirt pathway filled with children, to the street where the piles of ryealite (a 3/4" base dirt mixture) were. At that point we met the City Council and Public Relations Director. After a brief interview we started grading the road only to have the tractor decide that grading was not in it's scope of work today. ARG ! So, we gave it a rest, started it again and, well, you get the picture....it started !! From there we went to the police station for a much needed tractor rest. Sheesh. All joking aside, God has His hand on this work and what we're doing here. Maybe not in our "perfect" timing, but definitely in His.
So, as I sit here typing, my diesel-infested dust-ridden pants from today are soaking in a special formulated bucket of cold water outside.
The amount of work to be done here looms large. Little things are much more difficult to accomplish than they are at home. (3 stops to find 3 gallons of hydraulic oil).
Through all of the difficulties, we are seeing major blessings from God through our new relationships here with our Zambia friends and the unity of our team.
Thank you for your continued prayer. We appreciate it so much.
Dave
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