Land Update

It's funny that during the hardest time of our lives (dealing with Julia's early delivery), we have seen the most progress in our ministry work. It shouldn't be surprising given the great God we serve. More has gotten done in the last four months than in the last two years, as far as the orphanage land goes. We are in the final stages of buying the land. All that we are waiting for is to get the title deed in our hands. George has been busy getting us to this point. Buying land here is not as easy as buying land in the US. You have to consult the village chief, have the land commissioners approve the sale, have the neighbors confirm you are not infringing on their boundaries, get surveyors to mark the property... and lots more. George has been back and forth a lot to the village getting documents completed and signed and meeting with many local people. He has also had to go to the land a few times to defend our borders when someone else has wanted to buy neighboring property. As far as we know, there is nothing else we need to do but wait for the title deed to be delivered to us. Meanwhile, George has been working on clearing the property. No easy task when there is 12 acres of thick brush! Due to the heavy rains this season, progress on that has been halted for a bit.

It has been refreshing to see God open doors after doors closing these past two years. Woo hoo!