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Living in Honduras for the past 8 years has been an amazing adventure. People often ask me what's a normal day like for me. Well, there is nothing normal about any day of my family's life in Honduras. It's an adventure. I hope to be able to share some of our daily adventures and experiences through this blog. Enjoy!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Fresh Water




Could you imagine being surrounded by water but not being able to drink or use any of it. For the inhabitants of the island of Carretal in the pacific ocean near Choluteca going with out much water is a way of life. Folks of this island have survived on the water taken from shallow hand dug wells in the center of the island. The water table is reached at only about 6 feet down. This water, not completely salty was not fresh either. Last year Mission Lazarus received a grant from Healing Hands to supply the island with fresh wFresh Water
ater. Water now arrives on the island from well on the mainland. Pipes run through the jungle then through the mangrove swamp, across a small channel and then onto the island. Later this month a group of Americans will help build a wooden water tower base that will hold a 1000 gallon water tank. This tank will provide the island with water reserves. Getting the lumber to the island was big task. The fishermen of the island loand their boats for the task. Check out the pictures.

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