If we were not drilling we were drinking as much water as possible, resting in the shade, or playing with the kids. Finally, once the hole was completed down to about 100 feet, we had to start putting everything else in place. First though, we had to remove the drill stem and the drill bit. […]
Filed under: El Salvador, Faith on May 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
. . . This was also a good time to change shifts so half the team could rest while the other half worked in the sun. Our team was divided into two groups. Each group had 4 drillers. There are 4 positions on the drilling rig. First up is the one operating the drill. You […]
Filed under: El Salvador, Faith on May 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
. . . I choose to go because these children are loved by God just as much as my own children, and they have just as much of a right to clean water as my children do. Many people have been curious about the specifics of the drilling work we were doing in El Salvador. […]
Filed under: El Salvador, Faith on May 27th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
. . .So we decided that I should go on my own; this would be a fact-finding mission for me as well as a well drilling mission. I was really excited to learn that we would be drilling a well for a school. Living Water (the organization we went with), drills wells all over the […]
Filed under: El Salvador, Faith on May 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two weeks ago today, I set out on a trip to El Salvador. Myself and four other members from our church were on a mission to help the poor by drilling a clean water well for a school. I will tell you more about it, but first let me go back. We try to help […]
Filed under: El Salvador, Faith on May 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
These are technically from Thursday’s trip to the museum. Our Friday wasn’t all that eventful. We had a good week while George was away. I’m so thankful my parents, especially my mom, were able to spend extra time with the kids and help me out. It would have been far more challenging if they hadn’t. […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 23rd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The kids and I took mom to the local museum. Tiger LOVED this wall. He probably spent an hour there. Yes, the ball did go all the way from one side to the other with this arrangement. That is, as long as you used the ping-pong balls, not the golf balls. On the way home […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today was a hard day for me. I know George is only going to be gone a week, but it had been several days since he left, yet his return on Saturday still seemed so far away. The kids and I took my mom on her very first trip to IKEA. I bought a new […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 21st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today was a tough day that was ending with all 3 kiddos crying (uh, screaming) in unison at bedtime. My evening took a turn for the better, however, when my cell phone notified me that I had a voice message from George. The team was tired from the work today but it looked like they […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Cousins at the park. Kat and Tiger are coming back today with Gran, but they won’t leave until this afternoon. Bear and I ran a few errands and found ourselves only a few miles from my sister-in-law, Christy. The cousins played at a park for a little while and then we had a quick dinner […]
Filed under: Adventures, Family on May 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »