What a day!

We saw water!!!!!!

The majority of the team was at the village where we'll officially commission the drilling enterprise tomorrow... and the bore hole is operational! Originally we just thought they'd be blowing out the pipes to get ready for tomorrow and that we might not see it pumping. As a matter of fact, the majority of the group had loaded onto the bus after a hard day's work of building benches and playing with kids, digging a latrine, etc. Then news came that water was flowing... they all ran to see the big event. We can't wait to show you the video (sorry, you've got to wait for the celebration for that), but needless to say it was a big moment. More than a few tears were shed to see a dream come to reality!

It's hard to put the day in words. More than one of us is tired from crying... tears of joy for seeing God at work in so many ways. And to think he invites us to be part of it...

Meanwhile, Dave, Emmanuel and Kande were able to travel to a northern city called Bauchi to meet with area pastors there. They deal with muslim/christian tension and just recently had what they refer to as "an incident" in December where 23 people lost their homes to fire and rioting. We were invited to share how God has inspired us to see our city as our mission field and how that led to where we are today with the water project 1/2 a world away. And yet they taught us SO much. We have no idea about persecution, really, and what it means to nurture our faith and the faith of others in the midst of such on-going harsh realities. We'll be processing this one for a while...

Please pray for the commissioning tomorrow. It's sure to be a joyful, emotional day for all. Nearly overwhelming, and the anticipation is amazing. God is surpassing our wildest expectations.

Thanks for your love and support... and for making this all possible.

Mama K