December 21, 2020
I want to thank everyone for their prayers and financial support for this village of Kalitar and its wonderful people whom we wish to serve.
December has been another busy month in the village of Kalitar.
In the last few weeks the village people came together – with smiles on their faces – to help build this outside kitchen while paid workers did the walls, cement and finish work.
“To see a village of people come together to bless others when they themselves are so very poor – is a cry for our souls.”
An outside kitchen 10×12 was built for the pastor of Kalitar. He and his wife and three children will live in the back of the church in a 10×18 room. We were convinced that it would be better to build a small kitchen for her on the backside of the water station we built last month. We were able to pipe in water from the water station directly above a sink. I specifically had two windows put in so that there was an abundance of light as most Nepali kitchens in villages are dark or outside. We also cemented all the dirt area in front of the church building ( also used as a shelter during inclement weather) . Many women labored alongside the men and after 4 days of labor and love the work was finished . The kitchen is very modern compared to what women are used to in the village and all the women will be blessed through it. The picture here is of a typical cooking area for village women…not by any stretch of the imagination a kitchen.
A team of 4 men and 4 women are in Kalitar, today after a 12 hour trip. Much of it was in the dark due to transportation lock downs. They are going to dedicate the kitchen, distribute toothpaste and toothbrushes, have a festive Christmas meal and thank all the people who worked to accomplish these things.
Blankets will also be distributed to the most vulnerable of the 24 homes, if not all of them.
We began sewing classes for 6 women from Kalitar, this in the future will allow them to sew for others in nearby villages and earn an income for their families.
At this time we will also measure out the land that we will build a small house on for the abandoned woman an her 7 children.
We have previously distributed food to her and purchased a Water Buffalo for her last year. She also takes care of an aged parent who will sleep in one of the rooms.
Her land is “wonky” and so we need to shore up the sides slope with stone walls before we can build . There will be 3 -12×12 rooms. I often think of 9 people living in under 500 sq. feet and know that I am blessed to facilitate this work with the generous donations of everyone.
The future plans for Kalitar are more buildings, roofing, a chicken hutch with 20 chickens( for eggs and meat), more goats ( at least 15), 4 fruit trees ( and a fig tree) and other projects to help sustain them and provide future incomes for these wonderful people. We hope to continue to help the local school ( about a 20 min Nepali walk away thru the river) and a medical clinic near the school are out other hopes.
Please continue to donate if you can as the work is not completed.
More information will come the first week in January….