El Milagro Update
As most of you know, I went to El Salvador last year to drill a water well. One of our team members had a chance to go back, and I thought I’d share it with you. The album in the photo section now shows pictures from our trip.
Hello everyone,
We have just returned from another trip to El Salvador to drill a water well and we learned some interesting things regarding our trip there in September and how truly miraculous it was to get that well in after all.
To recap you all remember how we had drilled for three days only to find out that we may not even be able to get a well in that would be able to provide for the large village of El Milagro. We all made the decision to move the drill equipment to a new location and resume drilling a fourth day. We were able to eventually get a well in at about 65′ but there were some concerns that during the dry season the well may run dry. Our time in the village had ended so with some hesitation in our hearts we left El Milagro feeling like we hadn’t actually given them the best well but that it would do until another team could drill another well to support them.
Well it turns out that so many villagers were coming to get clean water, thousands of them, that the well was running dry at the end of every day and this during the wet season! Living Water International decided to bring another team to the village of El Milagro and drill another well on the other side of the village since the village was so large. The other team began drilling and stopped at 100′, dropped the well casing in only to find out there was no water. They began pulling everything out and drilling in a new location, again to 100′ and did not find any water. They moved and drilled again a third time to 100′ and could not find water. I am sure the disappointment of that team was greater than we can imagine! The team left El Salvador unable to complete a well for this village.
On our recent trip back to El Salvador we were able to stop by the village of El Milagro and check on the well. Now during the dry season the well is still producing enough water to keep the entire village sustained with clean water. They begin lining up with their water jugs at 6:00am to make sure they get the water they need for the day. As soon as the children saw the Living Water International van they began to spread the word and pretty soon there were several familiar faces all smiling and thanking God for the well in their village.
God’s plans are higher than our plans and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. We never truly know how richly we are blessed until we are able to see our selves in someone else’s failure and know that except by the grace of God we could be them. This grace, this unmerited favor of God, is not something that we deserve or can attain but a free gift that we can choose to receive. So with this one well for the village of El Milagro God is able to show both them and us that He is in control, that He will provide for His people. Although man has good intentions we often times miss out on seeing the true miracles of God thinking that we have enough knowlege or engineering ability to make anything happen on our own. So I would encourage you today to let go of your ideas and plans and truly grab hold of what God’s plan is for your life trusting that He loves you and wants the best for you in all things.
I miss you all and hope to see you soon!
With love,
Melissa
