Two guys headed out on Friday morning to Providence University, about an hour east of Port au Prince, on a mission! The problem ~ a pipe had broken off 50' down, in a 250' well. The challenge ~ extracting the pump from the bottom of the well!
Russ & Burt had worked hard, and combined their skills, to design an extraction tool (pictured to the left) This tool would be lowered into the well, with its spring loaded jaws, ... but would it handle the task of grabbing the broken pipe, and its 500+ pounds of weight, so that the pump could be removed?
Russ & Burt had worked hard, and combined their skills, to design an extraction tool (pictured to the left) This tool would be lowered into the well, with its spring loaded jaws, ... but would it handle the task of grabbing the broken pipe, and its 500+ pounds of weight, so that the pump could be removed?
The tripod was set up, the extraction tool and light were lowered ... and with only a little bit of fishing, the tool proved successful!! Slowly the pipe was manouvered out of the well ... inch by inch, foot by foot with the help of the truck.
Victory!! Thanks be to God for his many provisions!
In case you're wondering ... the leaders of Providence University have a vision to transform their nation by providing a college education for men and women who would go on to become leaders in all aspects of Haitian society. The university will produce business leaders, nurses, engineers and educators. These Haitian leaders want to do more than give students a good education: they want to develop their students to approach life with a Christian worldview, believing this is the only hope for Haiti’s future.
From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.” Numbers 21:16
In case you're wondering ... the leaders of Providence University have a vision to transform their nation by providing a college education for men and women who would go on to become leaders in all aspects of Haitian society. The university will produce business leaders, nurses, engineers and educators. These Haitian leaders want to do more than give students a good education: they want to develop their students to approach life with a Christian worldview, believing this is the only hope for Haiti’s future.
From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.” Numbers 21:16
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