I knew I was called to go to Haiti. From the moment WATERisLIFE talked to me about the trip, I felt that internal calling to be a part of a mission to serve God by serving others. Most of our team for week 2 came from the Church I attend, Summit. The mission was to provide water for the Grace Missions Barkman Center, in Limbe, so they could construct an Elderly Care Home more efficiently.
We laid out our tools and equipment, and over the next week we worked hard to provide water using manual well digging equipment. We hit challenges, and overcame obstacles as we served.
Our team hit an aquafer right next to where the workers were staging concrete to build the elderly care center…a perfect place! We built a hand pump, installed it, and instantly: lives changed.
Instead of having to travel further to gather a little bit of water, the workers could instead pump out water right next to where they were mixing concrete for the foundation to this building. Mark Bender, WiL Director of Water Programs, stayed over for week 3, and he said that thousands of gallons of water flowed from that aquifer.
For a short video look at what Waterislife Haiti Week 2 accomplished, please take a look at the video below (via Summit Community Church’s Youtube). Next year, I can’t wait to see that building, and the lives that are being changed there.
Jordan, thank you for caring enough to go, roll up your sleeves and make things happen!