This lady takes care of the Chesnigua water system.  We wanted her to witness collection of a water sample that will be analyzed to determine more about the quality of water in the Chasnigua well.  She is carrying a live chicken and a hacksaw.  We assume the chicken and hacksaw will meet later with the chicken getting the worst end of the deal.

This water will be analyzed for bacteria, metals and other parameters.  Groundwater in some areas can be contaminated.  Results of the testing will be shared with the people of the community so they can make decisions about using their water.

Next, we traveled to Cojol - also called San Francisco.  The people of community provided horses for us to get in and out quickly and safely.  David said it had been several years since he had been on a horse.

The road to Cojol is barely passable in a four wheel drive vehicle in dry conditions.  It has been raining at night and mostly sunny in the daytime.  We were very thankful for the horses as we can make much better progress than if we had to walk in/out.

There is very pretty scenery on the way into Cojol with a mixture of farmland, pasture, ridges and jungle. 

This pine forest is one of our favorite spots along the route to Cojol.

This is one of the water projects MTMO completed on a prior trip to Cojol.  It sees much use for laundry as well as being the community's sole source for water used in cooking, drinking and bathing.  Water flowing out of a spring is collected in the tank.

The hole to the left of the tank is what the people of this village used prior to this project to collect their water.

On the January 2011 trip, the people of Cojol asked MTMO to provide additional water for doing laundry and bathing since drinking water becomes scarce during the dry months.  This preserves the better quality water from the original project for drinnking.

The people of the community take great pride in their project - giving thanks first to God and second to MTMO.  They have truly been a blessing to work with.

This community is very resourceful and they are hard workers.  They added this concrete protection to the second source of water that MTMO developed at this location on the January 2011 trip.

More beautiful Honduran scenery....

This boy takes a bath while his mother does their family's laundry.

Gray water generated from laundry activities is piped well away from the water source to help prevent insect and disease problems.

The people of Cojol still need clothing and shoes.

This building has been upgrade by the people of the community since we were here in January for the purpose of using it as a kindergarten classroom.

The teacher at the Cojol school uses this area to teach the children how to care for a garden.

Gary discussed needs with the teacher for the kindergarten.  Desks, chairs, tables, dry erase boards and other school supplies are needed here.

This is an example of some of the kindgergarten students' work.  The also mentioned needing pencils and crayons.

These five chairs and one table are all that the kindergarten room has for the 10 students.

Parents in Cojol say they would love to have more backpacks for their kids to carry school supplies.

This high school student in Cojol is working out a math problem on the chalk board inside the new school wing MTMO constructed on a prior trip.  The teacher had them working on fractions today.

The rainwater collection system installed on a prior MTMO trip is still working well.  This helps the people here get through drier times when their primary water source is stressed.

This school is located in a potential new site for the upcoming January 2012 trip.  It is called Los Altos and is approximately 400' higher in elevation than San Isidro.  There are some great views of the Ulua River valley from this village.

This school is located at a second possible new location for the January 2012 trip.  This community is called Coabano and is very interested in all the MTMO ministries.

Inside the school at Coabano, Gary discusses needs with the community  leaders.  As always, Alex does a great job for us in translation.

David and one of the water system caretakers move up the trail to investigate the Coabano water source.

We were surprised that a gps signal was present when mapping this location.  The jungle is really thick here and the local folks had to use a machete to clear the path. 

This cistern is collects water seeping from a spring in the side of the hill.  In drier times, the water lost outside the cistern and through leaks in the distribution pipework prevent this source from meeting the needs of the people of Coabana.

Community leaders and water system operators explain the operation of their system and express their needs.  This water system could be a site for a project on the January 2012 MTMO trip.

The Coabana community is the southernmost location for MTMO thus far.  This area will provide some beautiful views of the Ulua River valley and other new scenery of Honduras for the January 2012 MTMO team.

Failing pipes and valves are a common theme.  We look forward to the opportuinty to show the love of Chirst to the people of Coabana by having a positive affect on their quality of life.

This tank stores water for the people of Coabano.  Problems with their system make it diffiicult for them to make full use of it.  We plan on making a trip back to this location later in the week to do some testing that hopefully will shed some light on their issue.

Thatch roofs with mud and stick walls are common for home construction in this area.

This little girl looks forward to seeing the MTMO team in January.

Today, we delivered a care package from the States to some of our Honduran friends that translate for the team.  They were all in great spirits and are looking forward to working with MTMO again in January.