EVERYONE! Here is the report from LWI of the first well that was dug in December! 110 families just got new clean water! This is amazing. Unfortunately I couldn't get the pictures to work, but when Josh and I go down on Feb 22 we will get lots of pictures to post on the blog for all of our supporters. The fruit of yours, and our, efforts are reaping =) Enjoy the report. God is so good!
-Mark
Community Member Interview
The Living Water Guatemala team had an opportunity to meet with 55 year old community member and farmer, Manuel Ruiz Gonzalez,
who stated, “Thanks for this great well. We have come to realize that our water here in the community is in very poor condition and contaminated. We have floods here every year and the water pours into our hand dug wells. However now with the well of Living Water, we will drink clean water. We would like to say thanks to everyone that was involved with this project.”
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Community Details
There are 110 families, a local school and several churches in Trochar Community who were dependent on an unprotected hand dug well
located over 10 kilometers outside the community to sustain their most immediate water needs. Because of this, residents were suffering
from diarrhea and severe dehydration among other preventable water related illnesses. The community has access to a pit latrine and with
continued and sole use of this facility coupled with access to safe drinking water a reduction in disease is expected. Most residents are of
Protestant or Catholic faith and the local Iglisia Catolica Church will continue to share the Gospel with community families. Empowerment
of the local church creates a sustainable evangelical presence in the community, allowing the Good News to continue being shared through
access to safe drinking water. During the team’s stay, community members assembled a Water Committee who assisted the team with the
water project whenever possible, supplied any materials they had available, guarded the team’s equipment and provided a meal for the team.
How did the community contact LWI? Visited another project LWI was doing
What was the Initial Community Request? Water Well
Project Details
Work Type New Borehole
Location of water point Trocha 7, Calle 10, Escuintla, Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala
Type of Institution Served: Village
Region/Province Escuintla
GPS Coordinates Latitude:014 02.306 N Longitude: 091 19.876 W
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Construction
Altitude 7 m
Total depth drilled 50 m
Static level 2 m
Total depth of casing 50 m
External Diameter of casing 100 mm
Casing material PVC
Screen Start: 39m Stop: 48 m
Pump Type Afridev
Depth of cylinder 12 m
Gravel Pack Yes
Gravel Pack Depth 24
Well yield 1588 Liters/minute
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Water Quality Results
Water Purity Test LWI Test Kit
Total Dissolved Solids (as per T.D.S meter) :117
pH: 7.5
Total Hardness: 0 Ppm
Nitrate/Nitrites: 0 Ppm
Bacteria Test Coliform Bacteria NOT detected ( Colorless or Light Yellow color)
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Hygiene Promotion
Kids and ladies (also teenagers) showed interest in the lessons. They talked about how important it is to follow steps like hand
washing and keeping the water clean so that they can feel better and also have better health. Using the Living Water Traditional Method, the Living Well Club addressed: Germs, Hand Washing-Proper Techniques and Water Saving Methods, Diarrhea Doll-Causes of Diarrhea, Living Well Club Bible Stories, Proper Care of Pump.
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IN JESUS’ NAME
Christian Witness
A Living Water Guatemala team member commented, “Everything went successfully. Working together, we could see God's love in the workplace and it was moving, and we shared the joy and love that God put in our hearts with others and we felt very blessed.”
During the team’s stay, Bibles were distributed and Oral Bible Stories were shared. Considering 80% of developing countries are oral preference learners, oral disciple making methods are Living Water International’s core component of sharing the Gospel in areas of work. Living Water International provides pastoral care and discipleship of field staff, so pastors and LWI staff are better able to share
the Gospel with spiritually thirsty communities. To make disciples of oral learners, Living Water Guatemala uses stories, proverbs, drama, songs, chants, and poetry to better engage communities. Living Water Guatemala tells Bible stories to community families and asks questions to help guide community members to interpret scripture into their own context.
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