Construction Workers Recieve Water Filters

WE DEMONSTRATE AS RAY EDUCATES AND CATHERINE TRANSLATES 

The construction of the new orphanage in Haiti is going well.  Ray (www.reliefteamone.org) and his crew are accomplishing so much.  He has taught 33 Haitian men the tools and trade of the business. Most of these men had no knowledge of construction before starting to work with Ray and now they are very skilled tradesmen able to work at this site and find more work with their skills.  

WE FIND THE SCARIEST WATER AROUND AND USE OURSELVES AS EXAMPLES!

We were able to teach the men and provide them with the Sawyer PointONE Water Filters for them and their families.  They were hesitant at first when we dropped the bucket into a muddy puddle in the road and then proceeded to filter and drink the water.  Ray drank from the new water first and then Stefany and I.  We then passed the cup around to the men so that they could drink the new filtered water.  Then we taught them how to assemble and clean the filters.  Many of them wanted extra filters for their extended families because they know how important the clean water is especially around the fear of Cholera and other diseases that have been taking lives in Haiti.

RAY SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR HIS TEAM!

Before the men left that night to go home they packed their filters up in the bag inside of their bucket.  They were very careful in how they took their buckets and filters home because they didn't want to be robbed by nearby gangs.  How often we take for granted the simple ways that clean water is available to us.  Most of us are able to just turn on a faucet while clean water comes out in full supply, or we have the money to buy bottled water from our nearby super markets.  We don't have to worry about the lack of clean water.  We don't have to walk miles and spend half our day to bring water home.  And we usually don't have to worry that the water we do bring home will make us so sick that we may not be able to go to school, work or do chores the next day or have the fear that it will bring death to our families.  It can effect so many areas in many people's lives.

FILTERED "ROAD WATER".  IF WE CAN FIND IT, WE CAN FILTER IT AND DRINK IT.  HAITI IS A GREAT PLACE TO PROVE THAT.

Thank you all so much for realizing the need and helping us to fulfill this need for many people's lives.  The support is making a huge difference. Child to child, person to person we are making a difference.  Thank you! 

- Carrie

LEFT TO RIGHT: CATHERINE SAVELL AND RAY ARANA FROM RELIEF TEAM ONE, AND CARRIE BETH AND STEPHANIE PETERSON FROM FOR ONE ANOTHER FOUNDATION.