Prayer Request

WATER -- a precious commodity --

Please pray about our water situation. Each month the bill goes up -- this past one was up about 3,000 to 4,000 pesos. We don't know WHY, but have considered we need to do something about it. One main receiving tank is leaking--we didn't think that was amounting to that much though.

Our consideration is to build a new tank to replace the leaking one, but this one would be much bigger for storage with another tank beside to fill the main one with rain water collection from the roofs of the two main buildings. In rainy season we would most likely not need any city water and regular rain in the "dry season" would probably keep it quite full, too.

This project will cost about 55,000 pesos for the main tank and collection tank with filtering system using the floats and pumps we already have. A good friend (part time missionary here with welding business back in Minnesota) has drawn the plans, giving us his workers with a bid of materials and labor allowing the workers to bring his welding equipment to our site and do the work here.

Interesting "side note" here--Duane was thinking about the water, needing to replace the leaking tank and thought "I should try to contact Dan." Two minutes later as we entered the local ACE hardware store, there in front of us was Dan. Now realize we thought he was back in Minnesota and how would we contact him. . .

So. . .please pray with us for the money (about $1,150 at present exchange rate) and wisdom regarding this plan. We don't have the finances as a training center to do this now and pay our bills, but if we can build this we will be able to reduce our monthly bills by 15,000-20,000 pesos (about $300-400 per month).

We are asking God for His answer by way of provision within the next two weeks.

Please pray with us.