Jane took a water sample on Monday and tested it for impurities. The result (see photo below) speaks volumes this is why we are installing a water filtration system at Puerto Grande - the water has turned black as a result of all the bacterial growth. This is the water that the people in Puerto Grande drink!
Yesterday we left Puerto Grande wondering if the filtration system would be connected to the town's water supply in order to clean out and test the filtration system that the water team (David, Dave, Harlon and Franklin) had installed. Unfortunately the water was not connected but we are keeping fingers crossed and praying that there will be water available tomorrow (Thursday). Rather than wait, Pastor Posado arranged four pickup trucks to collect water in barrels from the local well or river so the tanks could be cleaned and the plumbing checked for leaks.
If we have the water connected to the system tomorrow, it will be up and running. There are photos below of the team working today with their make-shift arrangements.
In the teacher trainee class they had all returned for new lessons. It is good news that they came back for more. We created a one act play of Moses crossing the Red Sea, we all painted our hands to create a wall hanging "clean hands health bodies", and then played charades which was a lot of fun, generating much laughter.
Pastor Posado's wife, Luisa, fried chicken for lunch - delicious! See photo below.
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| Would you drink this? |
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| Leigh and Liz at work |
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| Leigh at work |
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| Liz with some friends |
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| Using water from the well to clean out the system |
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| David coming down off the roof |
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| Lunch today - delicious |
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| Jane doing what she likes best - shopping |
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| Melvin (our interpreter) and Luisa cooking lunch |
What a great project! Liz you look like you're in your element!! Que buen trabajo!
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