Here are the pictures I promised of our field trip to the well drilling site. It was a great learning experience for the kids (and me!) to see what it takes to drill a well. As it turns out, it’s a lot of trial and error! There is no sure fire way of knowing if there is water under the ground where you are drilling. So, with the low-tech equipment that is being used sometimes it takes a few failed attempts until gold..I mean…water is struck! At this site they were on hole number four due to the rocky soil. Please pray for perseverance for all involved.
David Reeves and several team kids (mine included) checking out a hand dug well that had been abandoned….too rocky to dig through by hand.
Late and Jean-Marie discussing exactly how to use the metal rod. See that little hole? That’s how a well begins.
Matt Waller, the intern from Water for All International, who is teaching us how to drill with this low-tech (and cheap!) method.
Matt is showing the kids how a pump works…sorta like a straw.
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