Rise and Shine!
26 Jul 2011
The sunrise during our last morning in the village
Tag: well
We have water!
26 Jul 2011
First bit of water coming out of our well!
My “haven’t bathed in weeks” hair!
26 Jul 2011
Cyrus and I were dumping gravel between the casing (pvc pipe) and the wall of the borehole to serve as the filter material
Still pulling wet clay
26 Jul 2011
day after day of drilling, all we pulled out was sticky clay
Drilling Class 101
26 Jul 2011
I was teaching the Dinka guys how important it is to keep the drill straight
Abraham and Cyrus drilling
26 Jul 2011
Drilling on the first day
Sort of like the Flag raising image on Iwo Jima
26 Jul 2011
Although we explained over and over, the men didn’t want to detach the extensions every 9’…rather they pulled the drill out as high as possible before the whole thing would start tipping
Final words on Tajikistan
21 Apr 2010
We traveled around the village teaching our hosts how to pick appropriate locations for the wells. The village was larger then I had expected and had a trench system along each street that brought water from a large canal into the village. The water was all runoff water so it is grossly contaminated. It was … More Final words on Tajikistan
Lift Pump
21 Apr 2010
One of the tasks I was really insecure about was constructing a pump. Hydromissions constructs a bailer bucket but not always a pump since they are much more difficult to produce with the limited materials typically available in villages. I was sort of hoping we would not have to construct a pump since I wasn’t … More Lift Pump
Drilling in Tajikistan
21 Apr 2010
Tajikistan was my first project with Hydromissions. I was a Trainee with responsibility to run the operation in country with Steve and Jen close by as my mentors/instructors. Steve & Jen reminded me in the beginning of the trip that every project is different and they specifically prayed that the challenges I would face would … More Drilling in Tajikistan
How Many Cows 