His Eyes

  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • The Team
  • Ministry
    • Churches
    • The Milk Project
    • Coffee
    • Clinic
    • Needs
  • Trips
    • FAQ
    • Sample Itinirary
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Store
  • DONATE
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • The Team
  • Ministry
    • Churches
    • The Milk Project
    • Coffee
    • Clinic
    • Needs
  • Trips
    • FAQ
    • Sample Itinirary
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Store
  • DONATE

Entry prayer

4/3/2018

0 Comments

 
As the road work advances in front of the clinic campus, we have been impressed with the speed at which the work has advanced, and the long hours invested.  Each week produces more curiosities to see and experience, along with deep earth shaking of the walls in the buildings.  We have chatted a couple times with those working on the project, and also with those in charge (especially after they have knocked out part of our fence that goes around the property...which they promised to fix, over a month ago.)  Sometimes getting answers and seeing really what is being planned is not always easy.  

While it is an inconvenience for all in the area, everyone is quite happy to endure it knowing what a huge step this is long term for the many neighborhoods that will benefit tremendously.  

One thing we have noticed though, is that when installing the sewer system (with a 10" pipe for the entire area's main line...is that seemingly small or is it just us?) and then determining the road's grade down the hill, is that it likely means for us a major headache with our entry to the property.  

You can see on this picture the sewer pipe running down the road across from the mission's property, and you can see the wall built for the ditch (and hopefully sidewalk?) running in front of the gate.  This also looks to be the level of the road when it will be poured.

Looks good right?  Keep scrolling
Picture
To keep the road level but descending as they have determined, that means that the entrance to the property would require a major change to be usable.  
Picture
If the road level stays anywhere close to this (which looks worse in person than in this picture, believe it or not, somewhere between two and three feet above the current level), we will be looking at huge financial investment to redo not only our entire gate setup and columns to support it, but huge amounts of fill and then new concrete work to enter and get to the different areas of the property.  

We thought we might have to throw a little more concrete near the gate...but this slope would require resurfacing a huge portion of the entrance and hills going up to the clinic and down to the man cave.  

We are to talk to an architect/engineer next week about what options we have (including moving the entire entrance further up the property) that would be the easiest and most cost effective, but this is now a big prayer item, because we will need to move quickly once they get down our way (because closing the back entrance will likely happen shortly after that) to be able to have vehicle access.

So pray for good long term solutions, and also for the funding we are going to need to make this happen...and make it happen in a matter of weeks, not months.  We have not many any budgets or estimates yet on what it could take...but I am guessing by the time the levels are set and the concrete is poured and gate moved, we could be looking at $5,000, maybe as much as $10,000?

All this is good, or will be good long term... it is just more financially challenging than we are ready to tackle right now.  

Seen below...from the front door of the Milk Project building yesterday...they are close!  
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    If you want to sign up to receive these blog posts in your email inbox, email us here and we will add you to the list!  

    Blog writer:
    Felipe Colby

    Executive Director 

    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Location

How can you find us?

In the USA:
His Eyes

9903 Indian Lake Blvd. North Drive
​Indianapolis, IN 46236

In Honduras (see the map to the left)

Contact Us

Got questions?  Want to request being added to our monthly updates?  Something else?  You can email us or visit our social media clicking below!