For the 2nd time in two years, I'm celebrating our independence day in another country. Last year, I was in Kenya. Today, we are in the city of Flores on the Indonesian Island of Lubuan Bajo which is part of the Komodo group of Islands. We are actually looking at drilling projects here in the Flores area. Yesterday was one of those really special days as we went out to a village just outside of Flores and saw first hand what water source the people are forced to use. This village is a Muslim village and the people were so friendly. The villagers water source is a small river that flows through the village and the people come to the river and bath, wash their clothes, and drink the water from the same source. The animals come to drink from the river but also mess in the water. Can you even comprehend that in your life? We were so emotionally moved by their living conditions. We did have an opportunity to visit their mosque there in the village and visit with a couple of the local Muslim leadership. They were extremely gracious to us.
We also visited an existing well that has problems that we think we could easily resolve. Today, we are traveling to at least 7 other well sites. The Mayor of Flores has a representative working closely with us and taking us to the sites. Tonight, we will meet the Mayor and enjoy dinner in the home of the brother of the Indonesian Ambassador to Peru.
Continue to pray for us as we seek to do the work God has called us to do.
Check back on Friday for pictures of the week.
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