Construction is staying steady, and now my American colleagues have joined me on the project. They have brought more funds, but not as much as I thought. It appears we are having serious complications with our bank account, which has made things difficult. Luckily, we have enough funds to complete the roofing, which will last us a week while we try to obtain the rest of our funds. I'm pretty sure that we'll have it worked out so the rest of the money can be wired by next weekend.

The school is really coming along. The walls are almost complete. All we need are our door frames, because the carpenter has been dragging his feet. We'll have them by tomorrow, and the walls will be complete by Tuesday. After that we move on to the roof.

The well is still giving us problems. The municipal chief has been dragging his feet on supporting us, but I think that will be ok as well. Time is already running out before I leave the region, which will be August 28 (only two weeks away). Hopefully that small time frame will force the ball to start rolling. The project has definitely settled down and lessened my stress level, even though is still constantly things to be done and personalities to balance. Village life is very relaxing, which is a plus considering that the intense school semester is right around the corner.

We also have another potential project for next summer. It would be building a clinic in another remote region in the district. If we decide to do it (which is really contingent on support from the local government for this project), we'll have construction plans ready by the time we return to the US so we can begin fundraising. All things considered, our project is still looking good, as long as we can obtain the rest of our funds.