Water For Gracie

In June 2010, our friends from Tupelo built a house for a young mother named Gracie.  This young lady has three children.  She lives in a village called Nueva Arcadia.  She has no water in her house and has to haul it a long way.  Our friends from Tupelo wanted to help her get water to her house and were willingly to pay for it.

We had tried to put water to a house in that community before.  There has to be permissions and a certain type pipe and many rules and regulations.  One committee that has to give its permission only meets every six months.  And we only think we have to deal with a lot of red tape when we want something done in the States.  Little do we know what Hondurans have to go through.  But being persistent is becoming one of our strong points. 

Marc has met with people and asked permission and on and on.  We thought we would get the approved water pipes in last week while the group from California was here.  But non stop rain and knee deep water prevented us from getting into Nueva Arcadia.  Even if we could have got there, we would not have been able to trench.

Marc met with the community leaders again today.  Everything is done.  The equipment is purchased.   And on Tuesday, Gracie will have water.  Praise God.

Terri