Germs, what's that? - Well Drill Team Update

Casi terminado. Almost finished. After stopping at a depth of 100' yesterday, this morning we decided to go looking for water since it is an area LWI is familiar with. We made sure that the hole we drilled didn't collapse by sinking the drill bit back down the hole we drilled on Monday. Once we were sure that it was still clear, we set the screen along with the casing and began to flush the muddy water out of the well. It wasn't long before the water started turning clear and soon after cleared up completely. By our driller's estimates, it is capable of producing about 100 gallons per minute.

While the dirty water was getting flushed out, we took the opportunity to clean up all the equipment that we were done with. After flushing was completed, we sealed off the area around the casing to prevent the well from getting contaminated and poured the concrete pad that will serve as the base for the well pump.

The well drilling process has been incredibly easy compared to the experience we had last year. We are a full day ahead of schedule. With the down time that we've had, we've been able to engage the kids that have showed up for the hygiene classes and also some of the men.

The ladies on the hygiene team are total rockstars. They've put a lot of effort into teaching the women how to take care of themselves and their kids better. When they got around to teaching about hand-washing and being careful with transferring germs, the hygiene team discovered that the ladies in the village had no idea that germs existed nor that they were harmful. There were also many other things that they learned for the first time.

Thank you all for your prayers, it's evident that we're being lifted up. We ask that you keep praying for us to continue to make progress as we take care of our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters. Pray that we continue to stay healthy and get enough rest as we cope with the temps that are in the mid 90s.