A Hard Days Work - Day 2

26th May

Day 02

This morning we started our work on assembling the VWOS.  Some of our bags of equipment had been held at customs when we arrived, so we started the morning by sending a small group to retrieve them.  The rest of us stayed back at the Villa to get started and do what we could despite the fact that many of our materials were in the bags that had been held.

Amanda and Ray gluing components

The tricky part of the work we did today was that the configuration of the system here will be altered from the one we built at Messiah College.  We had to pay special attention to make sure all the pieces lined up nicely. After all, seconds spent connecting things properly could save us hours of fixing them. 

(There were a number of slip-ups, but they were easily fixed. We may not be perfect, but we are engineers after all.)

Amy cleaning out the tank

Toby cutting pipe

After a lot of running around and with William's help, the team was able to retrieve the bags from the airport. Upon their return, we were able to continue our construction.

The accomplishments of a hard days work

As the sky got dark, we stepped back to appreciate some of the work.  Our accomplishments today include connecting to the water source, adding the pump, adding the tank, and attaching a few filters.  Tomorrow, we are looking forward to adding the rest of the components. Continue to pray for us as we engage the installation and wonderful people here at Villa Esperanza.