Between the dates of July 15 - July 22, 2016 an
international mission team from Living Water Church located in Mt. Sterling,
Kentucky made a major impact in the community that has been my home away from
home for the past year. They provided the needed resources and collaborated
with the local Village Council, community members, community health workers, and myself
to demolish the previous ‘Health Post’ and to construct a new ‘Village Clinic’ to
benefit the community as a whole while opening doors to possible future opportunities
for a lifetime.
These gracious people were there from start to finish (literally
from sunrise to sunset) each and every day to ensure that the work was
completed that needed to be done. Though we faced many obstacles and challenges during that week
of construction, we managed to successfully complete the 1st Phase
of the Village Clinic. The newly constructed Village Clinic is now a 20ftx26ft
concrete building with zinc roofing. The 2nd phase of the
construction is to be completed in April 2017, in which the building will be a
fully functional clinic consisting of a bathroom with running water,
electricity, 2 examination rooms, a waiting room, and a screened in porch entrance.
Once the 2nd phase is completed, the community then has the
opportunity to request approval for the services and presence of a Medical
Doctor in the Village Clinic for one day a week. Having this service provided
in their own community would be extremely beneficial and would definitely be utilized
to the full potential.
The services
would be provided free at cost and the community members would no longer need
to travel out of the community for basic checkups and doctor appointments.
Below are some pictures of the previous ‘Health Post’ and the newly constructed
‘Village Clinic’, followed by some pictures of the process of demolition and
construction! Be looking forward to a follow up in the upcoming months from the
completion of phase 2!
On behalf of the community, we want to say THANK YOU to
Living Water Church one more time!
Before
Construction Process
