A Project of Love and Hope

Several days ago I sent an email to a few people who I thought might be interested in helping financially with a project Barbe and I have started here. I have not blogged about it for several reasons. The first one is out of respect for the woman we are helping. The response from those I emailed was overwhelmingly generous. We are within $200 of the needed amount. Thank you so much to those of you have helped. However, and the reason for this post, is that the project has become more complex and is going to cost a bit more than expected. Let me explain.

We are helping a woman who we know personally and who we know is deserving of our help with several things. 1. Her son has had a severe sinus infection for 4 years and is often in pain. We have sent him to a specialist and he is on antibiotics and several other meds. 2. The other items have to do with some critical repairs to her adobe house like a wall that is cracked and about ready to fall off. Again, out of respect for this lady, I don't want to go into details here other than to say this. On further inspection, we think that the reason the footing has sunk is that it is collapsing into the septic tank. Down here there are no rules and so most septic tanks have no drain field. It is usually a hole in the ground either filled with rocks or old tires. This is the reason that no one flushes TP in Latin America. At any rate, it looks like we will need to put a new septic in another location. Even this is difficult because the smallness of the lot complicates matters. By American standards this entire project is costing very little. Barbe I remain willing to cover the balance personally, but would greatly appreciate additional help with the cost.

Because I do not want to post dollar amounts or additional details here, please email me at mwolfe.ent@gmail.com if you are interested in helping and would like more details on what we are doing, cost, need etc.  I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have regarding this project and the expense. May God richly bless you for your generousity.