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The tsunami of 2004 was the result of the second strongest earthquake ever recorded. The province of Aceh in Indonesia was the hardest hit area of any in southeast Asia. Over 125,000 Acehnese were killed and that many more were missing. Compassion Frisco was formed as a humanitarian agency to work among the tsunami survivors. Mayor Simpson and the city council sent a proclamation to the mayor of Banda Aceh declaring our city's sympathy, and affirming Compassion Frisco as an organization wanting to provide long term service with partners there. Compassion Frisco was birthed out of Preston Trail Community Church. Over the past four years teams have gone to work with partners on the ground there in wholistic community development, empowering women, medical care, trauma counseling and athletics. For the next two weeks John Taylor and Dudley Raymond will be in Aceh to oversee the installation of complex playground equipment to be installed in a new park in Banda Aceh. The equipment was bought and shipped to Aceh from the states. Pray for them in these efforts.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Tuesday

Tuesday.

This day started out a little frustrating. I (Dudley) started working on this rock wall panel while John started on the activity panels. I worked and worked and it would not fit. So I took a hammer to it, then a pry bar and finally a sledge. Well, much to my surprise that did not work either. So I asked one of the guys to look into how we could drill it out and make it fit. While he was working on that, I started on the other rock panel. That's when I noticed HUM Maybe if we put the right piece in the right place it might work much better.

We switched it out and it fit perfectly. We did need to persuade it a bit but it did fit.

By lunch we had most everything installed. We took everyone to Texas Chicken as a thank you. Liz helped with ordering and the translating. I think all the men that helped us were appreciative. After lunch work slowed as we went back and tightened all the fasteners and cleaned of some of the mud.

Just as we had finished and were cleaning up 7-8 boys arrived and thoroughly tested the the unit. We must have passed the test because all you could hear was the sound of children playing and laughing. It was music to John and my ears.

Thanks to all who have had a part in this project. I can say without a doubt, the kids really appreciated what has been done for them.
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