Monday morning

Good Monday morning!  Still no Internet
So while I take a break from the pick I'll share a bit. This morning was a bit tough, please pray for team members who aren't sleeping well.

At 7am we arose to a nice breakfast of oatmeal, guava and much needed coffee. Still the ability to get to the bathroom without going outside softened all blows.  We were joined by out dear friend Taina who works with FH. She was like a team mom to us last year.

After breakfast we headed out for our construction project. We were part of breaking ground for a water system that will bring running water to all the homes in the community.  The town mayor, Guadalupe took the first swing, and we joined in from there. After 20 minutes the group of locals far out sized our team. It was a great time to see the vision these young men have for the betterment of this community.

By the time we had been working for about 90 minutes we had seen the shallow trench reach well over a quarter mile. The end of the community center where we are staying has a flat cement roof.  That roof will hold a large tank acting as a water tower to provide pressure for the system that will bring running water for cleaning and bathing to all the homes in the community who purchase a tap and connect to the line.  Currently they carry water in 5 gallon buckets from the central well. A pump will fill the tank from that well and then the tank will feed the rest of the lines.

Lunch today has been excellent as usual.  We are well served here.

At our current location the cell signal is weak so we can't get connection. So we'll walk a few blocks to a better spot to upload our updates.  Our schedule will be off but we will keep updating as possible.

Thank you for your prayers!