Since the time that Win Our Nations Cameroon was founded here 4 years ago, we have always had it in the back of our minds to purchase land. Jake and Tim have visited a lot of different plots all around Bamenda. Recently they came across a piece of land that is a good price and in a great location; we all felt a lot of peace about. It has farm land all around it so we could expand in the future if need be. This land would be used for the orphanage, farm land, animal farms and eventually a campus bible school, guest house, fish pond, tree farm, and an orchard among other things. The plot is about 3 acres and on a good dirt road. Electricity is right on the road and there is water about a mile away (we could pipe it in but we will probably dig a few wells instead). The asking price for the land is 12,000,000 francs which is right at $24,000 with the exchange rate right now (a great price!). Of course there will be other expenditures such as land surveys, land pillars, land certificate, lawyer fees, bank fees, etc. So WON is looking to raise $30,000 to cover all the costs (any extra will go towards getting the water and electric installed). Because of personal donations, Change 4 Change, and Cans for Cameroonian Children, and other fundraisers, $19,000 is already raised! We are praying and believing that the rest of the money can be raised quickly so we can go ahead and purchase this land soon. The ball is already rolling as the land survey was done this week, plus Tim and Jake visited the Quarter-Head (sort of like a chief). Our prayers are that this land it will be a beacon of Jesus's light here in Bamenda, a safe-haven for children in desperate need, as well as a place that believers can be discipled.
Buying land in Cameroon can be a tricky business (as with ever other third world country). Most properties do not have land certificates and since family ties are so strong, land generally doesn't belong to one individual. We have heard horror stories of people purchasing land and then finding out that the land didn't belong to the one that they bought it from and losing all their investment. Please pray that we will have wisdom during this whole process, that we will have favor every step of the way.
And of course once we have purchased the land there will be a lot of work that needs to be done; buildings will need to be constructed, animal pens, trees to be planted, etc. We would use all the teams and volunteers the we could get. So feel free to talk to your church about it, maybe they would be interested in sending a team out. It would be an awesome opportunity to invest into something eternal.
If anyone would like any more info on this just email me (hollyincameroon@gmail.com). And PLEASE keep this all in your prayers! If you, or someone you know, are interested in giving (no amount is too small) please visit the WON website, www.winournations.com, and click the donate button or call 321 -684-1062. We are very excited to say the least!!
My clever husband marked the plot out on google maps
The land is already pretty flat, something not too easy to find in Bamenda
It is mostly farm land right now
The edge of the plot
The side closest to the road
And couldn't resist slipping this one in of Jordan and Ocilia :D
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Oh My Gosh! This is so huge and exciting, this is immediately going into my circle!!! I know God will put this into being and please, please, please ... sign me up to help in anyway possible b/c this is a project after my own heart! I am definitely going to be spreading the word about this and trying to recruit donors :)
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