What you see in the bucket is Nigerian tap water... Well, it's well water plus a Pur water filtration packet... To purify the water so you can drink it you add a Pur packet to 10 liters of water... You stir for five minutes, you wait for five minutes, then you pour the water through a cotton filter (also known as a t-shirt)... After you stir and wait (but before you pour), the, umm, sediment, umm, congregates into a floc ('floc' spelling is based on the actual packet) at the bottom of the bucket... Go ahead and sip some of your tap water while you peruse these two pictures...
After we purified the water, it was off to the property where we’ve been working… We still have a lot to do, so we were motivated to get to work! John H. and I worked on a rebar mat (a steel grid that reinforces concrete)… This will strengthen the concrete that is used in the water tower…
John F. and Brian worked on building some rebar columns (support for the concrete columns) for the water tower… Then, after lunch, John H. and Brian hauled cement down to the water tower that will be down by the block machine… Mark worked on laying out a shelter for the block machine… He also worked with Jason to disassemble and reassemble the cooling system for the block machine… It’s a pretty daunting task when you can’t just run down to the hardware store!
Here’s a picture of one of the local masons working on the first water tower… It’s nice to see progress (as opposed to just a big ‘H’ in the ground!)…
We ran some other errands around town, then got back to the house early to rest a little bit… Trust us, we need it! The Nigerian heat and altitude here are taking their toll on us!
7 comments:
Wow! You are experiencing so much. I love all the pictures, especially the zoo. Of course, John will need to tell me what those girls were looking at:) We loved our Valentines surprise! Brought us, or I should say me, to tears. We love you JOHN! I am really missing you...hit me hard yesterday. But we are doing great. My parents say "Hi" John, and my family is praying for all of you. We have been hit with a huge winter storm. Around 9-10 inches more! Probably no school again on Tues. Lots of snuggling going on here. Saving some for you!
Peace - Jo Ellen
Hey Chad
Joe and I have been so inspired by your blog. I can't get the images of the children (and now the water) out of my mind. We take so much for granted on a daily basis..and this blog is such a great reminder for all of us.
We miss you and I can't wait to hear more when you return!
Julie Lo
Hi daddy! I hope you are having a good time in the hot weather because it's really cold over here (talking so much snow its hard to walk in). I love that you're helping people who need fresh water. You're the bomb, just don't be the stink bomb. Haha!
With all my love,
Sophie
Hi! Reading this really made me appreciate the water I am drinking everyday. I love seeing all the cool pictures posted on the blog and look forward to hearing about your awesome mission. My favorite pictures are probably the pool pictures. The kids hang on you guys constantly, they really need some loving attention and you guys are perfect for the job! Daddy I love you and look forward to seeing you again!
Love Always,
Olivia
Hi John! There is so much snow here! With more to come! I keep thinking it would be so neat to be able to send you a bunch of it for the kids to see. They'd be amazed! Almost as amazed as I am everytime I look at the pictures on this blog.
Your brother, the 'kids' and I are settling in to watch the Westminster dog show (you know that's a major event at this house!) so I'll talk to you soon.
Love you, John, and very proud of you.
Carla
Hi Mark! I believe that the best way to appreciate what we have is to live without it for a few weeks. Specially, if at the same time you are able to help others that are in need of your help. So, I think that what you are doing is to be imitated by everyone. Please send my regards to everyone that is helping with the project. Have a great trip back home.
Isn't it funny how somthing so simple as tap water which we take for granted here in the States is so scarace there. In my journeys the children begged us for our bottled water. We often took cases of extra water with us to give to the local poplation and mostly the kids.
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