As we enter this new season we are faced with many decisions, planning, and general restructuring of our mission. There have been small decisions, big ones, but none are bigger than what we are facing now.
Anya and I were given something that we really didn't pioneer or have any involvement in up to this point. Our mission built several big buildings on a piece of land outside of Kyiv. The process of actually building was rather short, but what followed has been a nightmare to say the least.
Unfortunately, decisions were made that have made things very difficult for us. To make a long story short, the buildings may have to come down. They were built on a sandy, clay soil which means that the foundation should be very deep, actually many meters deeper than we actually set the foundation at. This fact, plus the fact that a lot of the codes were not up to standards with the law here, plus the fact that the company that was hired was not legally allowed to build for us, or anywhere in Ukraine for that matter, has made this a very challenging time for us.
See, we didn't pioneer this vision, but they way it is going, and the new position we are in, we have to see it through now. We are running into walls, but some good things are happening as well.
One of the things that is hard is the fact that we are getting pressure from all sides about what to do with these buildings. Do we keep trying to find a way to save them, or do we take them down and let the vision sit for awhile?
My personal heart for our land is different from those that pioneered the vision for the land. I would like to see a facility for the University that is a part of YWAM, but I would be hesitant to build such a big place for schools that we just don't have. I would rather start it small, with the idea that churches and local ministries could use our facilities for retreats, camps, and other uses. As well, I would love to have some staff housing if they wanted that.
I guess there are lots of things to decide; the waters are muddy right now :(
