Hi everyone! I was able to talk to Min this evening very briefly. He was utilizing a friend's laptop on battery to check in. He has not been able to check his email due to lack of electricity and he does not have his laptop with him during this visit. He also was not able to bring the digital camera, so picture updates will have to wait until he gets back to Kathmandu to scan in the photo's he's taken.

Min reported that the new toilet is under construction. The pit has been dug and materials collected to finish it up. Materials have also been collected for the water tank. Two skilled laborers are working on building the tank.

Min said they were stopped for about 3-days on the way to Gamauli due to a strike arranged by local people, but they finally arrived and were able to get working. Min has not been able to check into Nabuur due to his lack of computer access and electricity, so I wanted to let you all know the good news from his brief update.

All the best-

Jennifer

The rest of the medical supplies have arrived in Nairobi. Unfortunately, Bramuel is having difficulty getting them to agree to release the boxes to him, despite the fact that he provided the exact same documentation last week for the first two and they handed those over just fine. For more information about what is happening, please refer to Alison's blog:

http://avifvolunteers.blogspot.com/2009/02/corruption-or-bureaucracy.htm...

If anyone has a specific person we might contact for assistance with getting these released, please let us know as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Jennifer