Newsletter - February, 2007
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February, 2007 Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." Matt. 25:40 Published by the Society of the Good Shepherd, P. O. Box 122, Amberson, PA 17210 |
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Another major need for the clinic is a maternity ward, where maternity patients can stay for a few days before and after their births. Presently, the clinic has no such place for them. This creates quite a hardship because many of the expectant mothers have to walk 4 to 6 hours to get to the clinic—which is not something they should be doing on the day of their delivery or the day after delivery. During just one of the evenings when we were there, there were eight deliveries—but only three beds available for these mothers.
This maternity ward would not need to be anything very fancy—just a cement block building with basic electricity and plumbing. If any of our readers would be interested in organizing a work crew to go down and construct such a building, we feel quite certain we could obtain the needed building materials and supplies.
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Meanwhile, by January, 2007, the Society had received enough donations to purchase all of the needed building materials. Also, two brothers in the congregation I attend—both of whom have considerable building experience—volunteered to go down to Honduras this coming summer and lead a building crew to construct the building. They have been able to put together a small crew of volunteers from both inside and outside our congregation. The dates selected for the building trip are the first two weeks of August.
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The building will be built with concrete blocks, a metal roof, and steel roof-support beams. It will have four bedrooms with private baths, plus a kitchen and dining room. Each bedroom will be able to accommodate multiple beds, as needed.
Right now, we still have a couple of needs for this building project. First, although we have all of the unskilled laborers and general builders we need, we could still use a few more brothers who have experience in laying concrete blocks. Secondly, we know that we will not be able to finish the building in only two weeks. We’re hoping to get all of the blocks laid during that time, but we could use a 2nd crew coming around August 15 to install the roof, finish the plumbing and electrical work, etc. If you think you may be able to help us with either of these needs, please phone us at (717) 349-7033 or e-mail us at customerservice@scrollpublishing.com.
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Click on the following link if you would care to make a donation to the work in Honduras: Donations
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