A water well being dug in the village of Bonchitou. Request for the well originated from the village, where we have a church, to Mark Ledlow and I'm helping. Work began in April and should be finished in May or June, about when our rainy season begins.

It is hoped the well will provide a source of water for year round gardening to provide more food and income for the small village. In the future we hope to establish an irrigation plan for extensive gardening and that they will also grow peppers for the 'Niger Pepper'project.

We would ask prayer that a good permanent water source be found, that no one is hurt during the digging with cement ring construction, and that it provide a positive witness for this village and surrounding villages. We are already past the depth we expected and have hit rock which will add to the cost of the well and also extra time. Well digging to far into rainy season is not ideal plus workers will need to be planting their fields, especially
after an evident bad harvest last year.

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