Water, the giver of life! At home in the states, I don’t think we realize how precious water is, but here clean, uncontaminated water is hard to come by; it can mean the difference between life and death. The rainy season is over, and with our 50 additions to the housing here (the kids), our constant work projects and little rain, water is at a shortage. We are almost maxing out our well by pumping three times a day, and still we continue to run out. I can’t tell you what a relief the thunder clouds on the horizon were this afternoon; it meant the difference between getting baths and washing clothes and being dirty for yet another day. Every bucket, basin and wash pan was put out under roofs in order to catch all the water we could. Thankfully, now our cup runneth over. Tomorrow the children will be clean. The rain has not only refreshed the land, but our spirits as well. Our basins are full of water and our hearts are full of gladness. It is the start of another week at the City of Hope.
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