When a spot was chosen for the first well at Los Pinos, several boys were given the task of clearing the brush surrounding the area with machetes and hoes. The work was hot and hard and the boys did not have much heart for it. One lad clearly did not like the idea of staying beyond the time expected in order to finish, and his scowl at the insistence that he stay was pointed and darkly hostile. At 14, he was small but powerfully built. He stayed but he was sullen and the other boys gave him a wide birth.

When Gary spoke to the maintenance chief about his need for just 1 boy the next day and a little of Donaldo’s attitude, he just shrugged and said, “Yes, he is a troubled (more…)

The GWP is happy to report the progress of this last winter’s drilling Project and the prospects for the coming season. This past season saw the completion of the drilling on the International Children’s Care campus, completion of one of the concrete water storage reservoirs, and the completion of a well in Ixobel, a village outside of Poptun.

As a result of the generosity of Mt Baker Silo Company of Bellingham, Washington, who donated the steel forms, we were able to construct a 20 ft diameter by 20 high concrete water tower. It was completed in two visits by Lynn Bartholomew and his faithful volunteers from the Spokane Area with local help from students and workers. It was a big project, with the (more…)