On Saturday I had the privilege of attending the ceremony celebrating the opening of the water wells in the village of Ambatokely. The dedication started around 10 am and lasted for a couple of hours. The Mayor, the head of the fokantany and the head of the firaisana were present and made short speeches of thanks to the church that in cooperation with a team from Spain, helped make this possible.
Prior to these wells the people had to walk more than a kilometer to get their water from the foot of the mountain. A team of workers began clearing the land for the laying of the pipes. On day one they came upon 5 snakes. The villagers wanted to perform rituals to rid the area of the snakes, but the pastor of the church said "NO" we will pray but if you perform the rituals we will stop the project. They prayed and the next and following days there were no more snakes. (A great witness to the people of this village about God's power)
The team from Spain came over to Madagascar and saw the need. They returned home and organized a sports event. At this event they sold t-shirts and all the proceeds went for the water project.
At the end of the dedication the adults from the village received a gift of a bucket to carry their water and a kilo of rice. The children received some candy. All went home happy.
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How wonderful, Sandi! So glad you got to be a part of that! Ok, I'll quit whining about....anything for awhile! I'd like to promise forever but at this point, I don't think it's possible. :) A kilometer to get water...I think I'd build my house closer to the water.
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