Visual Tour

Hello again! So Laura and i thought that it would help to give some of you a better idea of what University Village here looks like, so we took a few photos around the base to give you an idea where we're staying and where we do stuff! Most of the stuff is real basic, and it's hard to give you an idea how close some things are to others, but we did our best :)

Here is Laura in our little room that we stay in on base. Just enough room for our bed and some of our belongings!

The clothesline where we dry all our clothes -- and yes, i do laundry too!

Here is the front of the main building, including the entrance to our room and the office area here on base.

This is the other side of the main building. This is where the entrance to the kitchen and laundry room is.

Right near the main building we have a small pavillion for community dinners here with the staff. It's also a nice place to chill out on a warm day (which there haven't been many of!)

Ah, the bathhouse! This would be where we took our showers and used the toilet for our first week or so here, before we moved out of the windy houses.

The Windy Houses. They work quite well, and from what we understand they are pretty cheap to raise up and provide close quarters for a lot of short timers! Watch out for spiders though, hehe.

Here is a picture of the back of one of the full time staff (Zach Price) houses that we have been helping add on to for his family. Before this was finished him, his wife and his two children were making due in what amounted to a two room house.

And finally, we have Laura overlooking the view we have from the back of the property. The picture can't really do the view justice -- there are tons of mountains and hills and long plains. It is quite amazing to take in.

I have really been given a heart to help out here at University Village. I realize, much like i do back home, i am excited about helping make sure the basics are covered, that way it is easier for people who are full time in the communities to come and go without having to worry about the little things. It is always harder to get support or interest for the base as it's not the flashy part of helping the poor and vulnerable, but it's just as necessary. It's been real encouraging to see all the parts of this organization work together to build houses, and provide HOMES for children out here.