Well it has been a busy time since the last update from PNG Hospital. First we give God all the praise for work that has taken place to this point especially in the last 3 weeks!
God has given the patience and wisdom for all that is happening at the Hospital construction site! We have had 3 weeks of no interruption work! Wow!, things are turning and going at a fast pace. As you will see in the pictures you will understand the impact of God's work in PNG.
Dr. Bill McCoy has talked about the team concept and the huge meaning that the people here embrace. Well, keeping that in mind we have worked hard, to maintain this concept here, to accomplish God's work. The results are overwhelming we are making huge leaps to finish construction on the Hospital. For the past 2 weeks we have had a 10 minute devotion at 8:00 am Monday thru Friday. I have done 5 devotions and we are now bringing different people in to do the devotional. Pastor Tiame (PNG's first D.S.) Pastor Tony, Sailas Wusik, Hospital Chaplin Elis and Friday was the Hospital Pathology dept. All 7 of them came to talk to the workers. We feel that they are visual and so we would like to have many people sharing showing how God works in so many lives. We feel that God's presence has been a huge factor in the attitudes and actions of all on the site. We would like to keep developing relationships and friendships with all on site.
The contractor asked that I would part of a team of 5 working the management. This is different that what we do in the U.S. where we have a specific roll that we all are a part of. Here if you are the owner or inspector you are put right into the mix and decisions of all that goes on during construction. Next we have made the Elders of the communities more involved and listen to what is being said in the village. We had Papa Gola and Papa Wusik on site this week and talked and they are excited about the work and told us that everything is positive about the work. Wow Praise the Lord!We are making such good progress that sometimes it makes me stand in awe. I was standing at the front gate to the Hospital, lower end of the project just watching the men work on site and while it is 85 degrees and they are shoveling gravel and making cement at the OPD building I noticed something that I had not heard yet on site. Singing! Wow these guys are having a great time working, singing and running with wheel barrels of cement. The only thing I could think of after seeing and hearing this, they are happy! This is good! In fact this is so good the security has been decreased and now sometimes the front gate stays open. What a change. When I was leaving the project today (Saturday) and the trusses went up on the ER building, mixing of cement going on for the OPD in the first 7 courses of block and Block in the operating theater for the surgery room is being finished off at the total height. I was walking back to the front gate, it is was wide open and no one around. Well they are feeling good these days.
OK, now for production,
Out Patient Bldg: This building has been left for last. The block is now at 7 courses.
Emergency Bldg: Block is finished and trusses were put on all of the building. The front of ER has a roof at the entrance that is not complete yet. Waiting on beams and steel posts for support before trusses.
Operating Theater: This building is 97% complete with block walls. Some top plate is complete for trusses.
Maternity Ward: This building is 96% complete with block. Above the windows is being worked on today. Core fill is complete about 85%.
Surgical Ward, Medical Ward: These buildings are about the same as the maternity ward
Pediatric Ward: Block complete, Core fill complete, Trusses are on the walls. Purlins are to arrive the first of the week for installation. Roofing for all the buildings is on site.
More pictures are going to be put on our web blog page under Construction Pictures. chapmanconnection.com
Prayer Request: Please keep the sewage in prayer at this time. We have met with the contractor, PNGIF fund manager and engineers. Costs for installation are still real high, funding is still an unknown at this time even though there are some verbal thoughts, nothing in writing. This has to be complete to open the hospital and we are pushing the time line for completion of the sewer system to be ready for the Hospital completion and opening.
Thank you for all your prayers and support.
Michael Chapman
PNG Nazarene Hospital,
NHM Project Manager
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