Well(ness) News

10/17/06 - Third Day. Before Lunch. As I mentioned in my last post, we had the well driller show up on Friday as we were hand-digging the grave for Brother Doug. This well is to be dug for one of our elders David Sifford. The drillers dug about 140 feet on Friday before they had to quit because (ironically) they ran out of water. Most people don't know that you have to have water to dig a modern well. Anyway, they returned today to continue digging. When we first contracted with the driller and when he showed up on Friday he was VERY, VERY pessimistic. The guys he brought were all certain that nobody hit wells in this area, and that our probability of hitting a well was very slim. The driller felt that if we miraculously hit water and got 1 gallon a minute that we would be doing well.

So today they hit water. It was amazing. They hit water at 160 feet, and then water started gushing in way up at 22 feet. The well driller was stunned. The well looks like it will produce 15 gallons a minute! What an answer to prayer. He is also fairly sure we could dig a hand-dug well at the top of the property and hit water. They have cased David's well and are currently starting on another brother's well here on the property. I don't have money for a well, so I will not be getting one at this time. Most of you know that story.

Anyway, praise God we will have water on the property and soon we will not have to be driving to town each day or so to fetch water. For the time being I will be begging water off of Brother David, but it beats having to drive to get water.

I ask you all to thank God for His gift of water for the land, and that you will constantly keep those of us who live here in your prayers.

Michael