Silembe Update

Mike and Linda Jones returned to Zambia several weeks ago from their trip to the U.S. This is a message that I received from Mike yesterday, July 16th, at 2PM (edited):

Hello!

The well driller is in Kalomo tonight. We will depart at 7am. Should have a well tomorrow.

We already plan on being in Livingstone on Wednesday. I would like to take the lorry, withdraw and start buying materials.

Our house will be a bit unusual due to the bathroom, kitchen, and laundary being in detached buildings. The detached kitchen/laundary should service six houses. The detached bathroom should service three houses. Each house should be three bedrooms and a living room designed for 12 orphans and the "parents". The house is 30' x 20' with a simple A roof with 10' walls making the house cooler and easily extended. The bath house is 24' x 10' with a slanted roof. The kitchen/laundary is 20' square with an A roof and at least partially open sides, containing concrete sinks and masonry fire place for cooking.

These buildings should be simple and effective, and excellent in the eyes of Zambians (especially rural residents).

God Bless,
Mike

~Please pray for water as we bring life to House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe, Zambia.