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Moving Forward, Reaching Out
The Well Project took center stage on the blog over the last couple weeks. But, friends, there have been many other exciting things...

Taylor Conley
Apr 22, 20173 min read


Drilling: Day 4
It didn’t take long on Day 4 to get the call: We’ve hit water! Judy, Ani, and I quickly piled into the car and rushed down to the Lemuel...

Taylor Conley
Apr 1, 20172 min read


Drilling: Day 3
On Day 3, still at Site 1 (TW1-a), the drilling team began putting the 6″ casing down. They ran into some trouble while trying to put...

Taylor Conley
Apr 1, 20173 min read


Drilling: Day 2
Day 2 began with blowing out the drilled, 360-ish-foot hole to clear it of debris and allow the water to come up for better testing....

Taylor Conley
Mar 29, 20171 min read


Drilling: Day 1
Although originally slated for Monday afternoon, Day 1 actually turned out to be Tuesday. We began at Site 1, also known to us as TW-1a...

Taylor Conley
Mar 29, 20172 min read


Praying for water: Drilling starts TOMORROW
Drill rigs are ready and waiting. Drilling team arrives tomorrow. DRILLING BEGINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON! This morning in church, we set...

Taylor Conley
Mar 26, 20171 min read


Foto Friday: Almost Dry
The big water hole is dry…in fact, this picture was taken two weeks ago. BUT, the well drillers are slated to get started on Monday!!...

Taylor Conley
Mar 24, 20171 min read


Guest blog: A first-time perspective
Enjoy this perspective from Rianna Neels (far right in the photo above), one of the members of the Mount Cheam group who recently visited...

Taylor Conley
Mar 17, 20173 min read


Foto Friday: The Samuel’s Trees crew
Samuel, along with Bryon Sparling, took a moment to snap this shot with the guys at Samuel’s Trees about a week ago. Samuel, of course,...

Taylor Conley
Mar 17, 20171 min read


Get Involved: the Fence, Tree-Planting, Garden Project!
This week we are hosting a team from Chilliwack, BC, Canada. They are the first group to take on one of our Fence, Tree-Planting, and...

Taylor Conley
Mar 11, 20172 min read


Well Project: We got DATES!
Latest news: WE MET THE MATCH for our February matching donation fundraiser! We have signed the contract with the well drilling company,...

Taylor Conley
Mar 3, 20172 min read


Well Project: Big News to Come!
These little boys are getting water out of “the big” water hole in our community. When water is scarce, people sometimes come here from...

Taylor Conley
Feb 25, 20171 min read


And the Community Says…
This past Saturday, we held another community meeting to follow up on the Matthew recovery work that has been done. We wanted to share...

Taylor Conley
Feb 16, 20171 min read


Two New Shade Houses!
Last weekend, a group of men from Global Compassion Ministries installed two donated shade houses for us on the Plateau! One is located...

Taylor Conley
Feb 4, 20171 min read


Well Project: Matching Donation Fundraiser
If we can raise $12,500 US during the month of February for the well project, we have a donor willing to match it. That means we will...

Taylor Conley
Feb 2, 20171 min read


Foto Friday: Bonfire with the Youth!
The night before the youth went back to school—some locally, some in the cities—we were able to have a rare, fun activity with them: a...

Taylor Conley
Jan 21, 20172 min read


Matthew Recovery: Water Dispenser Rebuilt!
The new and improved water dispensing area for the old well at the Lemuel garden land is finished! Hurricane Matthew had completely...

Taylor Conley
Jan 21, 20171 min read


Foto Friday: Making Bread While the Sun Shines
This bakery did have walls. Work is currently underway to restore the building, which was destroyed by flooding during Hurricane...

Taylor Conley
Jan 6, 20171 min read


Meet the Development Staff
Introducing: this year’s development staff! As an entity, we often call the development department simply “DDL,” arising from its French...

Taylor Conley
Dec 15, 20163 min read


Foto Friday: Canals
The men in the community continue to persevere repairing and re-digging out the canals destroyed by Hurricane Matthew and the ensuing...

Taylor Conley
Nov 4, 20161 min read
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