Day 3
posted November 19th, 2008 by George
It’s been a very full day here in El Salvador. We started off with our friend Kent giving a devotional to the people at the second well.
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| From El Salvador – November 2008 |
Then we started drilling at the second well. We all got to sample some fresh coconut, and the people who live around the well made us a really nice lunch.
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| From El Salvador – November 2008 |
We found water not long after noon. We ran into some rock that slowed us down, so we were not able to pour the cement base before the day was finished. But we did finish blowing out the well (developing it). This is the process where we blow air down the well after we’ve added the PVC pipe to clean it out. It usually takes a couple of hours, but it can take much longer. It’s also a great time to let everyone play in the nice clean water!
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| From El Salvador – November 2008 |
Tomorrow morning, we’ll pour the cement for the second well, then lower the pump into the first well and finish it up before heading back to well 2 to finish up. If all goes as we hope, we will be having the well dedication ceremony at 4pm tomorrow afternoon.
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