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Day by Day: Mon, Feb 4
Ann sèvi fòs pa nou ak resous pa nou pou chanje kominote pa nou! Let’s use the strength and resources we have to change our community!...
Taylor Conley
Feb 4, 20192 min read
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School Construction Update
Primary School: The second floor is poured, the walls are up, and one staircase is poured! Currently, there is a crew working on the...
Taylor Conley
May 1, 20181 min read
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“Embrace the impossible…”
This week, the construction on the primary school building has been in full swing. We are so thrilled and thankful to see this dream...
Taylor Conley
Apr 13, 20182 min read
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Roofs, Karate, and more
Last week, we received old and new friends from Emmanuel Baptist in Exeter, Ontario. The church raised funds towards two roofs: one for...
Taylor Conley
Mar 6, 20181 min read
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The Kindergarten walls are going up!
As the new school year fast approaches, we have received a gift to continue construction on the desperately-needed kindergarten building....
Taylor Conley
Aug 15, 20171 min read
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The pump and generator are set up!
The pump for the well and the generator to run it have finally arrived and been installed! They have been set up and running for a couple...
Taylor Conley
Aug 15, 20171 min read
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Moving Forward, Reaching Out
The Well Project took center stage on the blog over the last couple weeks. But, friends, there have been many other exciting things...
Taylor Conley
Apr 22, 20173 min read
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Drilling: Wrapping Up
After spending the weekend with their families in Port-au-Prince, the well drilling team returned to the Plateau on Monday. They re-blew...
Taylor Conley
Apr 6, 20172 min read
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Drilling: Day 4
It didn’t take long on Day 4 to get the call: We’ve hit water! Judy, Ani, and I quickly piled into the car and rushed down to the Lemuel...
Taylor Conley
Apr 1, 20172 min read
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Drilling: Day 3
On Day 3, still at Site 1 (TW1-a), the drilling team began putting the 6″ casing down. They ran into some trouble while trying to put...
Taylor Conley
Apr 1, 20173 min read
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Drilling: Day 2
Day 2 began with blowing out the drilled, 360-ish-foot hole to clear it of debris and allow the water to come up for better testing....
Taylor Conley
Mar 29, 20171 min read
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Drilling: Day 1
Although originally slated for Monday afternoon, Day 1 actually turned out to be Tuesday. We began at Site 1, also known to us as TW-1a...
Taylor Conley
Mar 29, 20172 min read
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Praying for water: Drilling starts TOMORROW
Drill rigs are ready and waiting. Drilling team arrives tomorrow. DRILLING BEGINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON! This morning in church, we set...
Taylor Conley
Mar 26, 20171 min read
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Foto Friday: Almost Dry
The big water hole is dry…in fact, this picture was taken two weeks ago. BUT, the well drillers are slated to get started on Monday!!...
Taylor Conley
Mar 24, 20171 min read
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Guest blog: A first-time perspective
Enjoy this perspective from Rianna Neels (far right in the photo above), one of the members of the Mount Cheam group who recently visited...
Taylor Conley
Mar 17, 20173 min read
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Get Involved: the Fence, Tree-Planting, Garden Project!
This week we are hosting a team from Chilliwack, BC, Canada. They are the first group to take on one of our Fence, Tree-Planting, and...
Taylor Conley
Mar 11, 20172 min read
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Well Project: We got DATES!
Latest news: WE MET THE MATCH for our February matching donation fundraiser! We have signed the contract with the well drilling company,...
Taylor Conley
Mar 3, 20172 min read
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Well Project: Big News to Come!
These little boys are getting water out of “the big” water hole in our community. When water is scarce, people sometimes come here from...
Taylor Conley
Feb 25, 20171 min read
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And the Community Says…
This past Saturday, we held another community meeting to follow up on the Matthew recovery work that has been done. We wanted to share...
Taylor Conley
Feb 16, 20171 min read
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Matthew Recovery: Water Dispenser Rebuilt!
The new and improved water dispensing area for the old well at the Lemuel garden land is finished! Hurricane Matthew had completely...
Taylor Conley
Jan 21, 20171 min read
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