Soooo the other day, the river which runs right next to the base waaay overflowed it's banks and we had up to 7 feet of running water in some places! David and Lauras new car doesn't work anymore cuz it filled with water up to the steering wheel. There was a pretty strong current going through the main road, and the pressure was strong enough that it broke down the retaining wall in 5 places! But guess what? We have our own waterfall now! lol well, it will actually go away as soon as the water dries off, but for now we have a waterfall. The office building, guest house, and main house weren't affected, but the gate house (where I live) got 6 inches of water as well as the clinic. The next night the clinic got flooded a little again, but it was only 2 inches. Most of the grounds are still pretty wet and muddy, but we are working on restoring the base to it's former beauty.
Next thing on the agenda is my trip to the states. I was supposed to leave today. But now I'm not. I was supposed to have somebody go up with me, who would then drive a truck back down for the base. This truck, we find, costs 1700 dollars to nationalize, plus the diesel fuel money that it will take to get it down here, and my gas to get up there. So all in all we need about 3000 dollars to get this venture going! As soon as that money comes in, I will be able to leave for the states and start my internship with Dr. Cook.
Please pray that that money will come in and subsequently for my trip!
Thanks guys! God bless!
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