Working in Tonj
I’m sorry that it’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to write on the blog. Things have been extremely busy here in Tonj since I’ve arrived and yesterday (Sunday), was the first day that I have had off in three weeks. That’s just because the last two Sundays I have had to work in order to meet some pastors and to get supplies and materials here. Since the business men I am mainly working with are Arabs, their days off are on Fridays and it has happened that my materials and supplies have come in on Sundays via airplane from Khartoum. However, I do not think that I will have to be working on too more Sundays while I’m here because after this week my systems should be in place and running themselves for the most part. At least well enough to where I will not have to work seven days a week. Six is enough for me. Working in the real world is quit different from going to school, which has been my life for the past seventeen years or so. I have two main employees of my own here in Tonj, in addition to the large number of church volunteers and pastors that I have to feed every day when they work and manage our work progresses. Some great news for the end of this last week was that I finally got both of our Landcruisers fully repaired, as they both were in bad shape when I arrived here. Both had some damage on them, had never been regularly maintained, and neither of their winches worked at all. Times have been difficult over the past few weeks but there have definitely been more positive things happens occur than negative. There have always been many instances where situations worked out for the good and it was clearly the handling of God that allowed them to workout. We’re almost finished making the blocks for the first of the four churches that I am working with here. The name of that church is Mapel Church. Over the course of the next several months I am here, we will be working to complete all of the concrete blocks for the four churches in this area that are ready for their blocks to be made. Some are as far away as four hours driving and some are much closer. So please be praying for things to continue to work out logistically here as well as for traveling safety as the roads are only getting worse and worse with each rain that we have. It’s becoming very difficult at times to move supplies and ourselves around to these churches. Also, please pray for health as I have been sick now a few times since I’ve been here and have required some I.V.’s and antibiotics. The good news is that I have not had Malaria yet, or something worse. God is doing a great work here in Southern Sudan so please keep praying for our operations here, our workers, and the Church which has undergone a tremendous amount of persecution over the years. I’ll write again on here as soon as I can and I believe that I will be able to update my pictures in about two weeks, so you can continue to see what it looks like here in Sudan. Thanks again for all your prayers and support!!
Sincerely,
Cliff
posted by Cliff @ 9:26 AM
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Zanzibar, what?! :) Haha... I know you won't see this for awhile but I just thought I'd leave you a little lovin' on your blog since I don't think I've done that in all the months that you've been gone... not that I haven't made up for it in other ways ;) Hope you get to a 'net cafe soon - so you can see my updated blog - it's all Vol-ish... ahem... I mean, Fall-ish. :) I love you.
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