Team Spruceland working on the water cistern

Spruceland Millworks employees are here with us in the Dominican Republic for two weeks working on erecting a water cistern. Here are only a few pictures of their employees hard at work. They are a group on a mission! Come back to see updates.

This picture was taken the last day they were here in the Dominican Republic. They were a happy but very tired group. Unfortunately, 3 of the group members are not shown here. The work goes on but the team will never be forgotten!

Meanwhile at the bottom of the hill about a mile away, all stations are go and waiting for the electrictric/hydro department to hook up the pump to start the water delivery. Till then we will be using a portable generator as a temporary substitute and actually started to fill the holding take. Here are some pics for that great event.

The top picture is what the holding tank looks like on the bottom of the hill. I haven't included any pictures of the construction of this because basically it started as a hole in the ground and looks similar to the cistern in the previous pictures but to a much smaller degree. The bottom pic is the bottom holding tank filling with fresh water waiting to be pumped to the top of the hill once the above cistern is completed. Hopefully in the next day or so it will be pumping beautiful fresh water for the poor who live up the hill who have never experienced drinkable running water before. Praise the Lord!

Thursday October18, 2007 History is made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the water has started to flow! Fresh, clean, beautiful water! Thank you Lord!

The first pail is filled and the rush begins.

The celebration has begun and the people were dancing in the streets! Many were singing songs of praise to the Lord in thanks. As one young man said to me, he is 30 years old and has never seen running water here before and his mother is 60 years old and she also has never seen running water in this village before. This is truly a day of praise and thanksgiving! Now once the cistern is completely built, they will go there to get their water and eventually, the Lord willing, we will get the permits to build over 200 homes for these poor and they will experience something they have never had. A home of their own with clean running water close to their house. We have the permit to build a school, church and medical clinic but please pray for us that we will be able to get the permits needed to build the homes. To God be all the glory!