As many of you may already know, I've been assigned to work with the Ampara Water Sourcing Project(AWSP) - ADRA Sri Lanka's recent intervention in Ampara District - providing leadership for the project. It has a been a great experience so far. In the midst of stress, hopefulness, fear, challenges, and a vision for bettering the lives of many, I find myself growing in ways that I have never imagined. Here I am in a position - both institutionally and geographically - that I never thought I'd find myself in. God is at work. Although the security situation of Sri Lanka as a whole has been deteriorating over the past month, we've been able to make significant progress with the planning and structuring of our water intervention. The target communities are hopefull that our project will bring much needed water. I'm also hopeful that in addition to water, our project can bring about community development which is essential for the long term social and economic growth of our prospective beneficiaries.
The last month hasn't been easy as I have had to deal with difficult government officials, a staff being in a ver precarious security situation, and running the project with minimum staffing. I know that many of you who read my blog have taken a personal interest in it's content and I ask you to please pray for the activities of AWSP. Pray for the staff who live far away from their families in an area of the country that is considered unsafe. Also pray for the many international NGOs that working on the island in spite of the difficulties that have become a part of every day's work.
I hope that you will enjoy the pictures that you see in this entry of my blog and that they can stay in your minds, reminding you of the needs that are present around the world. You can make a difference where you are right now if you choose to open your eyes to the needs of those around you and pray that God will use you as a vessel for improving the lives of those around you.
