Day 6

Big day today. We were developing the well which at one point meant lowering 200 feet of hose down the well that was connected to an air compressor. That forced a ton of water out of the well but it helped to clean the pipes and helped us gauge how many gallons per minute the well could supply.(600 gal/min! By the way.)  While we were doing this the hose became blocked in some way. We weren't sure if there was a kink in the hose somewhere down in the well or what so we began to pull the hose out. As we pulled the hose it got harder and harder to pull until eventually we couldn't pull it at all. We tried everything we could think of to free the hose but nothing worked. Manolo, one of the Living Water International in country staff, made the wise suggestion that we pray over the well, so our muddy exhausted drill team huddled around this hole in the ground and prayed for Gods help. We then tried a few more things with no luck. Manuel, another LWI staff member, was standing over the well after we had all given up hope and began to pull on the hose. We watched as he pulled expecting the hose to eventually become too much for him to pull up, since it was stuck and all we were doing was stretching the hose, but it kept coming. The hose was free! Caleb had actually just finished praying for the well just as Manuel started pulling. God showed us once again that we absolutely need Him if we ever plan on accomplishing anything worth while. Our visit to the school ended with a widow in the community asking for our prayers. We of course prayed for her, but please pray for her as well. We are asking God if there's anything else He would have us do for her. The well is just about finished. 45 minutes of work in the morning and then a ceremony to dedicate the well. Then back to Antigua where I will have the Internet back so I can actually post these. Until next time.