We have had a plumbing team here for the past two weeks and they are leaving us next Tuesday. How the time flies by. Great progress, but still have some work to do, so planning on working tomorrow - oh actually that's today. Hopefully I'll cut out at lunch, skip grocery shopping, and go for a bike ride with friends.
I have started to wire up the water pump. However tools that you commonly need have been in high demand, so progress has been slow. Will finish in the morning and whirl up the water pump for the first time tomorrow. We now have most of the fixtures installed in the bathrooms, sorry no pics. Plumbing is pretty well completed for water supply, the gravity feed tank and pressure tank are installed. We have collection systems for septic, grey water and for rain water collection on the top floor. We don't have the septic and grey water tanks completed yet. These are bigger projects and the masons are working on building and plastering these walls. The drainage systems are in place, we just need to complete the tanks and finish plumbing the inputs to them.
Of course the team has been great. Using their skills and advancing the vision of Pastor Michel with a facility to reach out and love the people here in Haiti - honoring God in their commitments to the ministry and to this facility. Its always inspiring and a humbling experience for me to work with such teams.
I'll likely get a little nostalgic in this post and ones to come. Quickly coming up on a decision point on this project and direction.
I have been here almost two years, and nearing the end of this phase of the project. At times its been long, at times its been far to fast. It has not come without a great personal cost and without facing opposition almost constantly along the way. There has been real growth in that of course - but still a lot of kid in me. Just found out recently that:
"... He renews your youth - you are always young in His presence" Psalm 103:5 (The Message)
Watch out now, I can justify my actions. To really appreciate that, you should check out my card I received by clicking here
I returned to Haiti in November of last year after being in Canada for a few months. The objective to complete the first phase of the building so that the facility can be opened and the ministry can move in. Initial guestimate of 4 months plus or minus to complete - not factoring in of course events such as the Jan 12th earthquake and the impacts this has had on us and on the project.
Painting has been progressing nicely and you'll see some, now somewhat dated photos in earlier posts. Still putting in a few walls and security doors. We have had some implications and delays by the lack of resources (sand, cement) but are back on track in that regard.
We are nearing that point - the opening of the facility and moving the ministry into the new building - La Fortressse. Still several steps to complete - but mostly small ones and progress has been great. Already starting to plan beyond the opening.
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