New Towers Up - Woo-hoo!

We're all together again...Storly's been back with us a couple of weeks - and we're happy!

...And he's just booked his trip back to Haiti for about 2 weeks' time. Just for a short trip this time. 

New Towers Up - Exciting!

If you've been getting updates from us here on our blog, email, Facebook, have read anything about Radio 4VEH or have talked to us in the last year or so, you probably know about the Towers project: to replace two 40-plus-years-old, crumbling AM radio towers (270 foot and 200 foot tall), all the ground wires (that are as long as the towers are high and dug into the ground) and tuning system at Radio 4VEH's AM transmission site at Petite Anse. This site is a powerhouse for the Gospel in Haiti, for getting life-saving information, farming and health advice, and a friendly voice to people. When the work's completed, the AM signal will reach all across northern Haiti again, to an area where four million people live.

We've reached a milestone in this project - both new towers at Petite Anse are up (just a few more weeks until it's all finished and we can turn 840 AM back on). 

And I'm so jealous! Storly got a ride to the top of the first tower before he left; and our colleague Witny got a ride to the top of the second tower, enjoying the two flags attached at the top as a testimony to the partnership of God's people to restore 4VEH's AM signal and proclaim Christ across Haiti.

Here's some photos:

Beginning of August: Storly with part of Towers for Jesus crew.

Jim, leader of Towers for Jesus, starts off all the work on the towers with prayer. 

First tower comes down - safely. Phew!

Crash!

Jim, the leader of the crew, just celebrated his 71st birthday. He's put up many radio
towers all over the world, so that good news can reach people through radio. 

Storly's all strapped in, ready to be hoisted up to the top of the first new tower. 

Storly (with Tower Bob).

"Tower Bob" takes a pic of Storly as Storly takes a pic of him.

Storly's legs, quite a long way off the ground:)

Jim instructs Storly on controlling the winch (and whoever is hoisted to the top of tower). 

Two flags - American and Haitian - were attached to the final piece of tower
before it was put in place. People living in the area, who have gathered on rooftops
to watch this project progress, broke out in cheers and singing when
the final piece was in place, and flags were flying. 

View of the Petite Anse area and bay of Cap-Haitien, from the tower. 

Witny, our Operations Director, at the top of the 2nd tower. A proud wonderful moment!
(And a great picture - thanks Towers for Jesus team!)

Witny contemplating the view from the tower. 

Towers for Jesus team and local workers at tower base.

Glad to see Storly's learned a few tricks with that camera (that I kindly lent him :)

Thanks for your prayers, support and encouragement for this project. It's a big deal, and we're excited to be nearing completion!