Well, we got here... Our full team arrived at HIA a two days ago and its great to be here. After all the pictures and all the designing, its nice to see it in person. We spent the first half day getting acquainted with the people of Uganda Rural Fund and the work they do. Check out their website for more info, but the do a lot. Our work will be focused at the school for now but could expand as with the work of URF.
The first thing I should say, is our team is great. Amidst all the logistical 'stuff' we had on our shoulders, I told my mom that I was at least excited about the team I was with... and it really is great. There are 10 of us here now and 4 more arriving in a couple of weeks.
Our first day was down and dirty. Charged up, we dug right in. Diego, Annie and Kat a bit more literally... they had to clean out 4 mismanaged composting toilets. I thought the stalls were bad, but then the headed for the composting bins! Cleaning out 4 dark composting bins full of 6 months of... waste, is no job for the faint of heart. When I get the pictures up, make sure you look at them!
We also started our site survey, which is significantly larger than I originally thought. Yesterday we set our control points and started shooting. First for our pipeline, so we could size the pipe. And then the topography, which requires someone to sit in the sun all day and someone to walk every inch of the site. Luckily I've got rockstars working with me that don't let poisonous plants or their own vomit stop them from getting the shot. Well done crew
We are safe, having fun and doing good work... Praise God for watching over us and guiding our hands, whether we know it or not. Keeping Psalm 139 close in mind.
Getting back to work, but will have some downtime this weekend.
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Glad to hear you made it there safe and avoided the job of cleaning the compost toilets. I'm a little afraid to see the pictures...
Hope you have a productive week and get to play a bit of soccer!
we check from the office every day to see how things are going. yay compost! i bet that will be some good fertilizer.
Glad to hear things are well. compost and toilets, just your style. Also excited to know that your team is great and solid, it makes or breaks everything. praying for you, your team and the project. keep up the good work!
Good post, Adam. We just made some PB-oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies...really got me in the mood to see those compost photos! We miss ya here in Mpls, but glad to hear that the work is going well.
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