Tanzania Water Well Update Day 3, February 15, 2009

Today we travelled to the village of Gezaulole for worship service. We first went to the village of Maseyu to pick up Pastor Leonard Mwimbe. While there, Leonard’s wife Catherine served us tea and “doughnuts”.

Upon arriving at Gezaulole, we first went to the water well site where the surface pumping mechanism was recently stolen. The well at Gezaulole was the first one drilled by Asbury, and is very productive. It is speculated that someone stole the pump to sell it for scrap iron. We are evaluating what can be done to prevent theft in the future. The situation is sad as the women now have to walk downhill almost 2 miles in order to fetch 5 gallons of polluted water to carry on their heads for the uphill walk back to the village. A prayer concern.

The worship service lasted about 2 hours. Leonard (Asbury sponsored him through seminary) did a great job. The sermon was on the sower (Matthew 13). After worship, there was a small auction which brought in extra funds for the coffers.

When we dropped Leonard off at Maseyu, Catherine had a veritable banquet ready for us. It was really good: rice, chicken, beans, oranges, bananas, potatoes, and papaya. All washed down with good old Coca Cola. That’s all for now.
Blessings, Mark Dalton