February 2011
The Well Rig has Arrived
The Well Rig arrived in Bombardopolis safely. There were many onlookers and volunteers from the neighborhood during the drilling. After reaching approximately 100 feet down, part of the machine broke and fell in the hole that they were working on. This caused a 3-day delay until part of the machine that fell was retrieved. Theo and his team managed to drill down to approximately 250 feet but water was still not in sight.
Theo and Jean returned to the U.S. a week later, putting the project on hold to prepare for the Missionary team that would be arriving in Bombardopolis at the end of March. Upon arrival at the OIH Center in March, Theo and his team resumed the Well Project. They struck water between 325-350 feet.
January 2011
The Well Rig is on its Way
The OIH’s Well Rig was carefully disassembled and completely packed by Theo in the shipping container on Dec 2010. On Dec 6, the container departed Holland, Michigan in the afternoon en route to Miami, Florida where it was expected to leave the port for Gonaive, Haiti on Dec 10.
Due to an expected delay, the Well Rig was shipped to and arrived in Haiti on Jan 2011. It cleared customs on Feb 4. Praise God! OIH president Jean, and friend and volunteer Theo flew to Haiti on the second week of February to oversee the transport of the well rig from Gonaive to Bombardopolis and its assembly.
We are so overwhelmed with gratitude for those who have made this miracle come true. Most importantly, we are so thankful to God for carefully placing the right people at the right place, at the right time to make this project possible.
We are excited for the first well to be completed at the OIH center, where the children will not have to worry about having enough water to drink, to bathe with and to just maintain proper hygiene.
We are also looking forward to start a vegetable garden at the center to provide fresh foods for the children. Having a well will provide so many opportunities to enrich the lives of the children.
OIH will also provide wells for the community so the locals will not have to walk miles for potable water. They too will have enough water to provide their family for drinking, cleaning, watering crops and providing water for their livestock.
This well rig has been a miracle. We pray that the people in Bombardopolis will see how God is using OIH to show His love and mercy to all people, even in one of the most remote places in the world.