Jack Jordan once again went to Gambella, Ethiopia to work with both the Nuer Tribe and Anuak Tribe to perform some building activities and develop plans for a church construction that is planned to be done in the fall of 2016. But once he got there, he found help was needed to provide adequate lighting for the Jordan Bible School students to study in the evenings. (Electrical system in that area is inadequate to provide adequate lighting). This was solved by purchasing a small diesel generator and getting it installed and running properly to produce the needed lights for studying.

The planned construction work was to (1) build a water tower at Pokwo where we recently constructed a building to house visiting doctors, missionaries, etc. and (2) make more beds for the Bible School students. Jack purchased lots of angle iron for this work. He successfully made the water tower in the Nuer Tribe compound in Gambella (see photo). Difficulties arose in getting it transported to Pokwo. He finally got it there where part of the trip was cross country through high thick growth. It is now erected in concrete footings. Further work is required which primarily involves getting the water tank installed on top of the tower with needed plumbing to get water into the house.

Beside need for the new church, the Nuer Tribe needs support for two other significant items. As stated above, the Jordan Bible School needs several additional facilities to accommodate the growing attendance and thus need for more staff. Another critical need is for a new well. The current well, which was hand dug several years ago, is now dry. That is a very important need. The whole community was obtaining good water from the old well. They are now getting water from a very contaminated river that is quite some distance from the Nuer compound. 

The picture shows three of the Nuer Tribe people who assisted Jack. Individual in the center is Rev. Ding Gach, head of the Western Gambella Synod.