Below you will find a couple of pictures of an area called "Cedral." One picture is of the type housing many of the people live in. They are mostly from Nicaragua and are very poor, as you can tell from the houses. The other picture is a view of a school in the area. Most of the children of Cedral go to this school. Notice the dirt bluff next to the school. It is this bluff that presents a serious problem for the school and the children. During the rainy season, the water cascades down this bluff, against the school and runs down the hill to another classroom building just below the one in the picture. The runoff doesn't actually get into the classrooms but the problem is worse. It runs into the sewage system and causes the "black water" to rise and run into the classrooms at times.
We are planning on a project to retard the water flow and redirect it away from the school building. Our hope is that a couple of local churches can spearhead the project and not only help the community but also gain some good will for the churches. This is a little out of our normal realm of work, but I believe that it will enhance the effectiveness of the believers in the community. We hope to combine the water project with some children's activities and also some door-to-door scripture distribution.
Pray for the workers necessary to do the project and for the opening of doors to the gospel through the endeavor.
