Water for Sepalau...the story continues!

 We have been working on the water project in Sepalau for a number of months now.  It is a huge project and we expect it will take a year to see it to completion.  A number of teams are contributing, both financially and physically, to make this happen.  This last team from Boise, Idaho, worked on digging the trench for the pipeline to connect the lagoon and the water tank in town.  They also worked on building the water stations (16 in all) situated around town.  So, to go down the list…electricity to the lagoon – check; water tank – check; trench and pipeline to connect lagoon to water tank – check; 16 water stations – check!  The next phase of the work is connecting all of the stations to main water tank.  Once that is done it will be time to hook up the pump! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While the team was working in Sepalau, their pastor was teaching at the mission site.  The group brought with them 40 study Bibles and the Pastor’s job was to teach a group of 40 pastors how to use them so they would actually be helpful in their personal study, in their research and in planning their sermons.  Pastor Daryl also addressed how to reach the illiterate in your congregation.  When he asked how many in their churches could not read and/or write, the percentages ranged from 50% to 80%!  Hard to wrap your head around that, isn’t it?  It was a couple of days of intense teaching and learning – a couple of days that not only impacted those pastors, but will impact their congregations!