This project has been one the hardest projects ever. This area is very dry and needs water desperately. In 2019 we drilled here and we had our first dry well. In 2021 we are drilling again.
Here is an excerpt from our journals:
Spiritual warfare for everyone is different, for us right now it’s finishing this well and getting clean water in this village. This well has been the hardest well we have ever drilled. Going on day 14- we have water but having one major issue after another….. today a rotation motor stopped working while we are trying to put casing in the ground .
One of the mums in the area even asked the question “Why is this ground refusing to produce water for us? What have we done? Why would God not want us to have water?” Another says “ This ground is cursed and many are saying we will not get water.”
We need you our partners to pray . Everyone deserves clean water. Pray for curses to be broken and blessings to overflow!
Greater Is He that is within us than he that is in this world !
As we celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Christ we praise Him that water will come forth! – Mike
Yesterday was a long, hard day for us all. The drilling crew worked all night the night before ,and the entire day to get the drilling bit free, but for me it was a hard day in another way. It had been a hard week also on many levels . The deeper we drill for water it seems the harder the spiritual battle,I am not complaining it is just the truth.
I have been in Nairobi doing some behind the scenes work and ministry while the crew has been drilling. I have been waiting patiently to join the drilling crew . Yesterday was my second attempt to go. The drilling site is about 6 hours from Nairobi. The first time Mike returned to Nairobi to get some repairs done so the night before he told me not to come.
But yesterday was the day. I was really excited about bringing some supplies, & sweets for the children and we had planned to do sidewalk Sunday School in the village. We left Nairobi around 7:30 am and started our journey. Our expectations was to arrive in Kisime around 1:00 pm. We were about 30 minutes out from arriving at the drilling site when the President of Kenya made a speech calling for a lockdown in 5 counties because of Cov19. Unfortunately Nairobi county is one of those counties and the county we were entering for the drilling site was not. Basically we had to midnight last night to get back to Nairobi. So we had to have Mike meet us and take the supplies and we drove back to Nairobi. Traffic was horrible and we arrived back in Nairobi around 11:30 pm. So many emotions – so tired. Mike and the crew had to stay and we are just hoping because of the nature of what they are doing they can travel home when the well is finished . But as of right now we are in a two week lockdown , no coming and going outside of those five counties the President mentioned. There were several reasons I couldn’t stay there but one is our son Jospeh is flying into Nairobi this week so I had to be here. Praying and believing Mike can come back and cross the borders of the counties.
I said all this to say : this morning Moses Braviton sent me these photos. He took the crayons and kids ministry supplies and he is doing ministry with the kids. These photos blessed me and reminded me once again why we do what we do- the water is going to change generations and the love of Jesus changes their lives forever. The hard times are worth seeing these little ones lives changed.
Moses said these little ones are sitting near Mike’s tent… I can’t be there so thankful for Moses and his heart for ministry.
Continue praying for this community and the drilling crew and Kenya that Cov19 would be defeated . – Tammy
We praise God that we were finally able to get the bit free. This well is 840ft deep.
