We are grateful for the many who are praying about our water situation. As you know we have received our first couple of rain showers in the past week. I call them "three-ring rains" because they filled our water tank three rings fuller than before.
Rain water is our primary source for drinking, cooking, and bathing. The photo shows our water collection system. As rain falls on our metal roof it flows into gutters and downspouts where it pours into our 10,000 liter water tank, which is pictured in the bottom right corner. The water is then pumped up to two header tanks on our roof. One header tank belongs to our neighbors and the other is ours.
The three-ring rains brought us an additional 800 liters of water, which is a real blessing!
Conservation is important too. We wash our clothes and flush our toilet using river water. Sue saves the rinse water from the washing machine to use in the wash cycle of the next load. We do not rinse our dishes after washing, and we reuse the old dishwater to rinse the next batch. Often times the pump that supplies our river water fails, so we store the last rinse water from the washing machine to flush our toilet and then only when necessary.
Prayer is important too. Without water our ministry would come to a halt. This has been a real faith adventure. We believe the Lord wants this college to continue so thanks to all who have been praying.
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