Sunday was a day to get adjusted to life in Nicaragua. Since the community we would be drilling in does not have its own church, we attended a bi-lingual non-denominational church where several LWI staff attend. The pastor preached on the seven sayings of Christ which he spoke while he was on the cross. We also enjoyed some great worship in English and Spanish, singing familiar songs.
We had some free time after lunch to explore the city some and see how our Nicaraguan friends live. While it was a nice introduction to the culture, most of us were pre-occupied with the work that was before us.
Our evenings have been spent sharing stories of what God has done in and for our lives and also enjoying the dueling guitars of Will and Stu(our host).
Today we went out to our work site after loading up the truck with the supplies that we would need. The community that we are working in is on the smaller side. Altogether there are only about 50 people nearby and very few kids. The need is still great, however. Their existing well is only about 20-30' deep, open air, and retrieving water means lowering a 5 gallon bucket and reeling it back up by hand. Most importantly, it's far from usable for cooking, drinking or bathing.
After meeting the locals, we began to drill. We barely made it 10' down before I started having flashes of the difficulties that we experienced last year as the engine powering the hydraulics of the drilling rig began to lose power. After some troubleshooting, we found some sediment in the fuel filter that we were able to clean out which seemed to resolve the issue. Thank God for that!
The rest of the day went smoothly. All the guys worked hard and we seemed to hit a sufficient aquifer by the time we made it to 100' so we decided to stop there. Meanwhile, the ladies on the hygiene team worked with the ladies from the village and inviting kids from the nearby communities after school to teach them basic hygiene and, most importantly, share the Gospel.
Be proud of your friends and family, Radius. Everyone is working hard without complaining or reservations. Continue praying for us, by no means is any of this easy. Pray that we would continue to be stretched and be willing to step out on faith as we interact with the community we are serving. Pray that we would also serve and love our hosts well.
-Zoltan
Some videos and pictures from today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0v3BYE5kCw
http://youtu.be/g_O9QkRGI6c
http://youtu.be/YdINN6_Do80
Setting up the drilling rig
Angel, our lead driller
Ryan drilling, Angel inspecting cuttings, and Mike taking samples.
Brian cleaning the filter
Mike, Matt, Angel and Ryan add another section of pipe
Zoltan, Matt, and Jimmy waiting to add the next section of pipe
We have an audience!
Little girl playing frisbee
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