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Colin and Scott with the boys and staff at HFLM
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As Colin and Scott became invested into
their project, they decided that they wanted to personally visit the boys and build the water system themselves. After much fundraising to cover all the building and travel costs, Colin and
Scott arrived in April and spent the next two weeks living with the boys and bringing
their project into fruition. The system catches rainfall from our roof and
funnels it into two large tanks where the water is purified and dispersed
throughout the house.
One of the best parts of their trip was that they had our older boys
work alongside them to construct the water system. 19-year-old Baby and
16-year-old Ja’ Rule quickly became experts in using the power drill and would
stay up late into the night with head lamps on to assist and collect tools for
Colin and Scott. Since the older boys helped build the entire water system,
they understand it and are fully capable of making any future repairs
themselves!
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Ja' Rule and Baby using the power drill to install the rain catcher pipes.
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We are extremely grateful for Colin and Scott. Choosing our project was
a blessing in itself, but going the extra 9,000 miles to build the system and raise all the funds was amazing!
Our new water system will reduce our overhead costs each month and ensures that
we will have water amidst the frequent water outages that are experienced in
our community. Not only will this save us up to $700 a year on water bills, but
more importantly, it enables the boys to have easy access to clean water.
Hooray!
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Left: The boys rolling the new water tank to the top of the hill. Right: The low maintenance sand filter that purifies the rain water.
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We love our community of supporters and are truly blown away by the
creative ways you merge your talents and skills with our needs. We are blessed!
