One of the big items on this list is the grain bins and the rice mills. The grain bins could either be the grain silo style in the US or could be constructed locally out of cement, sand and gravel. Concerning the rice mills, with every rice mill in both Labutta and Bogale destroyed, there will be a great need for a good working rice mill. So, we are really hoping IDES may be able to help out with this greatly going to be needed project. We won't be needing to mill the rice until December onwards but a rice mill will take some time to construct. So, will need about 2-3 months of lead time to construct the mill.
What I am hoping is to set it up as a community service to help them mill their rice. During this first year, all the rice milled in the mill will be for their own food consumption but from the following year, while some will be for consumption, some will also be for marketing as well. We are hoping that down the years, we will be able to collect a meager fee for this service and that will enable us to maintain and run the service for years to come. Thus establishing ourselves in the community whereby we will be able to connect with the farmers and continue reaching out to them with the gospel message.
Well, as usual, I am getting wordy again. So, once again thank you so much for your continued eager support of this ministry. May God continue to bless you all in your daily work. Thank you so much on behalf of the cyclone victims and myself and all the Churches here in Burma.
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