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| We were flying from the Bongolo Hospital back to Libreville on the day that Bongolo's rebuilt 1975 Mack Pumper Truck was making it's way down the national highway. |
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| About 100 miles out of Libreville, the Fire Truck came upon a damaged bridge where large trucks were being rerouted onto a ferry across the Komo river. |
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| We found the truck, about 9th or 10th in line, waiting for the ocean tide to rise and ferry service to resume. |
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| Paul, the physical plant director at Bongolo, was leading the fire truck with his silver Nissan Patrol and our new friend, and Jack-of-all-trades, Jon C. (from CBN- Africa) was driving the truck. Jon was a former fireman (among many other things). Paul's intern, Josh (from NY), was also part of the "fire brigade". |
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| No- this pic was not from out the airplane window! Paul sent this one to me of the fire truck loaded on the ferry, set to cross the Komo. |
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| Finally, after two days of driving about 35 mph with a failing transmission gasket, they arrived at Bongolo Hospital! Paul has written up a full story- I'll try and find a way to include it below, somehow. |
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| The fire truck will be a program all to its' own- training locals in emergency response for the hospital as well as surrounding communities. |
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| Thanks to Joela, we have these last three photos from the arrival party! Perhaps this is a future fireman? |
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| The Original Bongolo Fire Brigade! Well done gents! |
fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThis is Judy Barlup, Jon Cassel's sister living in Seattle, Washington.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great story, Paul. I loved it - it painted a vivid picture and kept me in suspense. But when Jon is involved, the ending always turns our well. The Lord is definitely looking over him every step of his journey.
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Such an encouraging read...men using their God-given strength to bring help and hope to those less fortunate. I pray the Lord's blessings on the lives of these men, eternal dividends for the investments they are making in the Kingdom. His will being done on earth. Hallelujah!
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