SARANDO
A REFUGEE CAMP ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NIAMEY, NIGER.
THE DRILLING TEAM ARRIVED WITH THE RIG TO DRILL A WELL FOR A SMALL, REMOTE VILLAGE. WHILE THE TEAM WAS DRILLING A GROUP OF REFUGEES APPROACHED THE WELL SITE IN NEED OF WATER.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE DRILLING RIG HIT A FEW SNAGS AND WAS UNABLE TO GET DOWN TO THE AQUIFER. THE TEAM WAS GOING TO STOP DRILLING, BUT ONE OF OUR AMAZING PARTNERS, JERRY CHILDS, FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO KEEP TRYING. SHE FELT THAT THE NEW PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED SO MUCH TRAUMA AND HAD TRAVELED AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES, THAT THE HOPE OF A WELL AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH WATER WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO DEVASTATING FOR THEM.
THE TEAM MOVED THE RIG JUST A FEW FEET AND, THANKFULLY, THEY REACHED THE AQUIFER!
NOW THERE IS A FUNCTIONING WELL, WATER TOWER AND SOLAR POWERED PUMP. THE CHILDREN ARE THRIVING AND LEARNING FROM AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO PRODUCE FUN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS.
THE DRILLING TEAM ARRIVED WITH THE RIG TO DRILL A WELL FOR A SMALL, REMOTE VILLAGE. WHILE THE TEAM WAS DRILLING A GROUP OF REFUGEES APPROACHED THE WELL SITE IN NEED OF WATER.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE DRILLING RIG HIT A FEW SNAGS AND WAS UNABLE TO GET DOWN TO THE AQUIFER. THE TEAM WAS GOING TO STOP DRILLING, BUT ONE OF OUR AMAZING PARTNERS, JERRY CHILDS, FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO KEEP TRYING. SHE FELT THAT THE NEW PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED SO MUCH TRAUMA AND HAD TRAVELED AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES, THAT THE HOPE OF A WELL AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH WATER WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO DEVASTATING FOR THEM.
THE TEAM MOVED THE RIG JUST A FEW FEET AND, THANKFULLY, THEY REACHED THE AQUIFER!
NOW THERE IS A FUNCTIONING WELL, WATER TOWER AND SOLAR POWERED PUMP. THE CHILDREN ARE THRIVING AND LEARNING FROM AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO PRODUCE FUN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS.
