May 20, 2015
Praise God that we have collected enough money to begin repairs, starting with the most pressing matters and as more money is collected, we will complete the work. The Nepali government has ordered a country wide mandatory school closing for 15 days so every school can be checked for safety. If a school is safe it will receive a green flag; if there is some damage a yellow flag will be given, and schools with much damage will receive a red flag. St. Devi’s has not been examined by a government official yet but yesterday we had an engineer come out to evaluate the destruction. There is damage that we were unaware of such as the structural support for the three 1,000 liter water tanks, which provide the water to our facility, has been compromised. The engineer said it’s very dangerous and it could collapse at any time. Fixing this problem is our first priority so the next tremor does not bring this section of the building down! MANY THANKS to those who have contributed to the repairs!!!