Team 2 Week 1

weeks!

What a week it's been! On Sunday,Team 2 arrived, and Team 1 left on their plane. 1,808 wells were installed during the first 3 weeks. 

We trained again on androids and got our float money (MK1,500,000 = $725). Found out Casey and I were headed up to Mzuzu to start. So on Tuesday we dispersed (the Tanzanian team left Monday for their loooong drive). A caravan of 5 trucks headed north.  We dropped Francine and DiAnne in Kasungu to work with Happy, then Doug and Lucas in Jenda. Mr Khosa got a call from our CFO that he had a flat just ahead of us , so we all went to the rescue. Easy change once a good jack was found and on we went. 

Mr Nyirenda came to pick us up the next morning. He'd already loaded the truck with his Installaton Supervisor,  Mr Chimiliro. And out we went. 7 wells both day 1&2! We've had singing and dancing, waiting for arrivals of the villagers and sadly one well that didn't have enough water. (They will redig, and then we'll be back for installation). We've been gifted 4 eggs, many chickens, bananas, cassava, a litre of milk, maize, potatoes, plantains.  We've been prayed for and blessed, been talked to pass thanks on to friends in America and asked for more help for their neighbors.

Casey was asked to give names to twins and so here are our namesakes. (I've since heard that could mean we're responsible for their education?!?)