New Canaan Well Update

Gethsemane Gospel Church (Buffalo, NY) graciously sponsored a well, which has been delayed from completion multiple times over this past year. The series of setbacks have been frustrating to say the least.

When we could finally get the well driller to start our well, he had to drill far deeper than planned to get sufficient water supply. In addition to the added expense caused by the depth, this deeper than normal well also requires an electric pump and solar power supply which had to be engineered and then constructed.

This will be the first well of this kind for CFM, equipped with a solar pump, and a 3000 gal H2O cistern to fill during the day when there is power so that people can get water during the day and at night when the pump is off. The pump will produce approx 6000 gallons of water per day !

After the engineering was finished and we were ready to begin work, the country plagued by unrest and demonstrations held up construction efforts for several months.

Before we could begin construction of the structure, the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic occurred sending the well drillers (Missionary Family) back to the US for health safety reasons. They were home for several months before returning to Haiti to wrap remaining projects so they could repatriate. His family had exceeded their time commitment as missionaries, but were staying in Haiti until their adoption of a Haitian child was approved. This finally got approved during the pandemic and they are anxious to be home in the US.

Before he could purchase the materials, an historic currency rate change happened without warning causing the funds we sent to be significantly undervalued. The well driller suggested we wait till the US currency value went up again to purchase materials. With limited time remaining and no sign of a currency correction, we directed him to complete the well structure ASAP.  

The enemy seeks to discourage in unprecedented ways, but CFM remains steadfast knowing this well will bring desperately needed water to this dry region where we have built some homes partnering with “Blocks for Haiti”. Water is life in Haiti.

Please pray for this project completion to glorify God and bring relief to a desperate community.