Progress!

In case you’ve missed it, we’re trying to raise the funds to purchase a vehicle- And we’re making progress!! So far, we have raised $8,500 out of the $21,000 we need!

Here’s why we need to do this:

·     We don’t have a functioning vehicle. The one we’re using now is an automatic that we have to shift manually and it only works in second or third gear. It still gets us to town and back but that’s about it and it may not even do that for much longer. It desperately needs to be retired until it can have a significant overhaul done.

·     Between the other families on our team and the ministry, we currently have 3 other vehicles, all of which are older than 1995, all of them require a decent amount of time and effort to keep them on the road, and none of them can carry more than 5 people. 

·     As we continue to grow, our desire is to partner with more and more communities to start more Village Learning Centers. To do this, we will need to make more and more trips into (and back out of) remote places on difficult roads and we often need to go with more than 5 people. 

·      I (Benj) am having greater opportunities to work with other ministries and organizations, helping with equipment and facilities maintenance, automotive repair and modification, welding and fabrication, and just general problem solving. I need to be able to get to these projects, often with tools, equipment, and materials. 

·     Also, it is my desire to do more and more of this sort of service, especially to help those in hard to reach, under-resourced areas. I will need a vehicle to carry my stuff and my guys over rough terrain.

·     The nature of the systems and structures here require us to make the 6 or 7 hour trip to Kampala and Entebbe fairly regularly. We need to go to do our immigration requirements, we need to go for supplies and materials, the printer for all of our curriculum and a number of our partners are there, as well as various other reasons. We need to have a vehicle we can count on to get us down and back.          

Please help us continue towards our goal. Help us keep coloring in the truck! The vehicle we are hoping to buy will meet these needs and many others. It will be another tool to further the work we’re blessed to be a part of!

To help out, just hit this link: bit.ly/Kragts-SSMFI

Also, please drop us a message to let us know you gave: kragt.ck@gmail.com

Thanks!