Tree Planting!

Every time we go to village the people ask, "what's happening with the hospital plan?" and we have to say, "we are waiting".

Thanks to the generosity of Rainier Christian School we were able to plant 75 palm trees around the perimeter of the proposed hospital property. (I say proposed because it's not officially ours yet, please join us in prayer as we are hoping for all the paperwork to be in order and government approved by August)
Each year Rainier Christian does a missions fundraiser. We were so happy they approached us and asked what they could do to help. Without the paperwork to build we can't build yet but landscaping is a great thing to do now.

We arrived with the trees and found the village members ready to plant. An older gentleman had organized the people and the process went so quickly.

There was a team measuring and staking the location of the trees, a team digging the holes, and a team of women bringing the trees to each hole. Then once they made the fill circle of the perimeter they went back around and planted the trees in the ground. It was a great to see the locals organize themselves and very professional. We are excited to continue working with those in this community.

The children that were around gathered to see what was happening. One of the Something Deeper Ministries board members went with us and he said, commented that these children don't even know the historical even they just participated with.









We took the time to give the children a chance to plant a few trees and talk about the importance of protecting these trees and making sure they are watered. It is always an overwhelming experience when the next generation join in the work we are doing. I know that these children will be the ones who will use and staff this hospital that is coming.

 

Being part of something bigger than ourselves is what Something Deeper Ministries is all about. We desire to partner with others to make God's big dreams happen. Thank you again to the generous hearts of those who donated and Rainier Christian School who collected the funds and trusted us with them to change the lives of these people in Kiwanyi village and beyond.