A brief word about water…
Once more, the drought is reaching a crisis point. The water table has fallen so low, that we can no longer pump the vital water from...
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 15, 2018
- 3 min
Water: What’s The Status?
It has been a little while since we updated you on the status of the well and where we are at as far as water solutions. But, we have by...
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Taylor Conley
- Aug 15, 2017
- 1 min
The pump and generator are set up!
The pump for the well and the generator to run it have finally arrived and been installed! They have been set up and running for a couple...
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Taylor Conley
- Apr 7, 2017
- 1 min
Foto Friday: WATER!
In this photo, people are getting water from the newly dug well on the Lemuel garden land as it is being pumped out to test the water level.
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Taylor Conley
- Apr 6, 2017
- 2 min
Drilling: Wrapping Up
After spending the weekend with their families in Port-au-Prince, the well drilling team returned to the Plateau on Monday. They re-blew...
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Taylor Conley
- Apr 1, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Taylor Conley
- Apr 1, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 29, 2017
- 1 min
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....
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 29, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 26, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 24, 2017
- 1 min
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!!...
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Taylor Conley
- Mar 3, 2017
- 2 min
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,...
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Taylor Conley
- Feb 25, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Taylor Conley
- Feb 2, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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Taylor Conley
- Sep 30, 2016
- 1 min
Foto Friday: Dreaming of Water
The lovely folks in this picture are land owners. They all have gardens in the same vicinity. Recently, Gulbert–who is one of them–got...
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Taylor Conley
- Jun 3, 2016
- 2 min
Searching for Water II
There may be water here. Of course, it is probably around 500 feet underground. In the introductory post about our search for water...
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Taylor Conley
- Apr 27, 2015
- 2 min
Water Study This Week
Hi Everybody! This is my (Judy) first time blogging on the new site so I’ll keep it kind of simple! Krischelle is in a bus on her way to...
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