Lightning Strikes

Clock wise from top left: Elizabeth with a recipient of our welcome packets, a friend showing off his hat decoration, Tim and his nose peek into Nate’s  office, the group of Pal people learning to use a computer, and Nate with a friend.

One strike, two strike, three strike, BOOOOM strike.

There is at least one regular visitor to our partners house that is most unwelcome. (That is besides the village pigs…) In fact, the other day that unwelcome visitor sent Elizabeth diving for cover and destroyed all 12 of our partner‘s solar panels. It wasn’t the first time we have had a nearby lightning strike, but it was by far the most costly (and the most heart-stopping). From what seemed to be merely an overcast midday, a single bolt of lightning struck, for all intents and purposes, a direct hit on our partner’s house. From inside our house, it sounded like a bomb had gone off either on our own roof or right behind our house.

Not many experiences can prepare one for a flash-bang of that magnitude… maybe that is why SWAT teams use a smaller version to enter inhospitable places. 

Mason takes a look at the damage caused by the lightning strike.

Focus

Between the many visitors, environmental challenges, and a few injuries, it has been hard to feel like we are making progress on some of the materials that we are hoping to have ready for early next year. It makes sense though, since we are beginning very large projects that whose actual fruit will be borne months from now. We are praying that we would work well and diligently on these things – not so focused that we burn out, and yet with urgency commensurate wjth the task. Please pray for us and our team as we balance the many facets of this season of the work.

A very blessed Thanksgiving to you all,

Nate for the family

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