Stuck in the mud
Sunday night, one of the Interface trucks got stuck on the way into town.
The missionaries called for help and another truck went down to tow them out. They alternately pulled each truck out of the mud, until they were eventually both stuck at the same time. In the middle of the night, two of the missionaries walked back to Interface to get a backhoe.
The backhoe had to dig through five feet of mud before hitting anything solid enough to drive on. It took almost 24 hours for the men to return to Interface with all three vehicles.
The backhoe limped back to campus, and is under repair. Wish you could see the video of them using the bucket on the front of the backhoe to dig into the ground pulling both the backhoe and another truck through the mud -- unbelievable.
The road is currently impassable. They’ll have to do some work before anyone can get through -- but some sunshine (and no rain) would be a big help. There are several people stranded here on campus who would like to get back to town, and I’m sure within the next couple of days we’ll need some way of getting food and supplies in here.
For us students though, everything is going along as usual (other than some extra sliding around in the mud as we walk up and down the hills). I have a new appreciation for the term "rainy season."
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The missionaries called for help and another truck went down to tow them out. They alternately pulled each truck out of the mud, until they were eventually both stuck at the same time. In the middle of the night, two of the missionaries walked back to Interface to get a backhoe.
The backhoe had to dig through five feet of mud before hitting anything solid enough to drive on. It took almost 24 hours for the men to return to Interface with all three vehicles.
The backhoe limped back to campus, and is under repair. Wish you could see the video of them using the bucket on the front of the backhoe to dig into the ground pulling both the backhoe and another truck through the mud -- unbelievable.
The road is currently impassable. They’ll have to do some work before anyone can get through -- but some sunshine (and no rain) would be a big help. There are several people stranded here on campus who would like to get back to town, and I’m sure within the next couple of days we’ll need some way of getting food and supplies in here.
For us students though, everything is going along as usual (other than some extra sliding around in the mud as we walk up and down the hills). I have a new appreciation for the term "rainy season."
Learn more about Interface mission trips >>