Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Village Clinic Construction Phase 1: Completed!



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


After


Construction Process



 
 
 
 

1 comment:

  1. Hi there Chase! Looks like a great project you've been a part of! Just wanted to make sure you had heard about BloggingAbroad.org's New Years Blog Challenge. It's a great Third Goal activity, plus extra motivation to start the year strong on your blog. I’d love to see you join in this year! Just sign up by January 1: http://bloggingabroad.org/2017-challenge. All the best to you in 2017!
    -Michelle C., RPCV and former PC "Blog It Home" winner

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