Vision of Lui

By Rick Kuhn

From Bishop Bullen Doli down thru his administration, the vision of the people of the Diocese of Lui is “To Build For The Future” They want to build for longer than five years, they want some sort of permanence. Now that their civil war is over they can see a future and they want their buildings to last longer than thatch roofs and mud huts, called tukels. They are tired of always going back to rebuild and redo existing structures. They want to move forward and not have to go back all the time.

Maurice is the on site engineer for Samaritan’s Purse and currently overseeing the construction of three new hospital wards, one for TB, one for leprosy and one for women’s illnesses. These buildings are all made from concrete, cinder block and metal roofs. Maurice has agreed to share blueprints he designed for the nurse’s building constructed last year.

My goal and hope is to coordinate with Samaritan’s Purse to have the blueprints ready for Bishop Smith to bring back to St. Louis when he returns after his trip in April. With these designs and styles I hope to work with professionals here to adapt/modify the plans to suit the future needs and visions of the Diocese of Lui.