the early bird...

this fisherman was one of the first on the lagoon at sunrise last week.
during some timeoff of a hectic schedule, i took a break to rest and reflect

well restoration, turned to a new well project

you are staring down a 50 foot hole. as noted in the earlier blog entry, we started pulling the pipe to a 120 foot deep well. after breaking chains, bending A-frames, and malfunctioning chain blocks, we decided we needed to hire professional well diggers to make a new hole. the cost of the well has continues to increase. when i found our deep well cost estimate sheet from the deep well we made in pakak 3 years ago, the costs of the materials have nearly doubled since then!!! it's pretty upsetting that the construction supply has taken such horrid advantage of the present economical problems...(didn't mean to go there)...but we continue to build the well.

the work is dangerous as the workers use only shovels and a bucket as they dig. each worker takes 2 hour shifts as they are lowered 50 feet down and dig until they reach the water table. each day they can only dig (depending on the soil conditions) about 3-6feet. the most dangerous part of the work is the pockets of gas they encounter as they reach the "black streaked soil" that signifies there will be gases present. so pray for the workers as they still have over 50 feet MORE to dig. thank you for the family that has helped us sponsor this project. may you be so aware of God's abundant blessings toward you.

need i say more...

Well Repair project started

we started repairing a well that's been out broken for about 10 years now. our first task was to pull the old pipes...which might be the hardest part of the project...considering they go down more than 120 feet!!!

after bending a chain block, we decided to dig for about 15 feet first to help get the pipes looser. this project was a needed contribution to this community. currently there are an average of 350 people that share 1 well in the community of Dananao, Lacnog.