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Friday morning we went to Loves Door orphanage. They had received an ATV for transporting children in a container. They are located right on the banks of the Zambezi river. They currently have 11 orphans and are continuing to build. We then met Chile for lunch and he accompanied us the rest of the day. The well pump at Alfred's Livingston land had been out for a few weeks. Alfred looked and looked and finally connected with a man named Simeon who said he could repair hand pumps. We picked him up and loaded his tools in the car to journey the hour across bumpy roads to the broken pump. When we started to pull the pump, Brian and I were surprised to see that the pump was virtually the same as a windmill pump we repaired many times growing up! We have been talking about the need for someone to repair pumps for many years, and it turns out a couple of Kansas farm boys already had the knowledge to repair them. Simeon did an excellent job repairing the pump! He had all the necessary tools, and was very thorough and meticulous, something rarely seen in Zambia. While talking to Simeon throughout the day, he told us he was one of the first people in Zambia trained on pump repair and has been doing it since the mid 90's. He has worked with UNICEF and other organizations and has trained all of the people in the country on pump repair. We have learned over the years that finding the right person in Zambia is critical. And Simeon is one of those guys. We finished the pump right at dusk and there was a line starting to form to get fresh water. The smiles on everyone's faces was priceless. We came back to town in the dark and went to Come Go With Me mission house to spend the night. To respond to this text message, reply to this email or visit Google Voice. YOUR ACCOUNT HELP CENTER HELP FORUM To edit your email preferences for text messages, go to the email notification settings in your account. Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043 USA