water filters in Revolucion!

We gave the first three water filters away this week and they were joyfully received!!  We had two filters already made because they were the ones we were testing to see not only if they worked but also if the water that came out tested “safe to drink.”  And they did!  How awesome!  Thank you, God!  Because this is a very cheap thing that can really impact a family’s life and save them money (if they’re buying bottled water), in some cases protect their health (if they’re drinking from the land).  

We gave the first filter to Martin and his family.  He is the pastor who allows us to use their church building for the after-school program.  He, or his wife, or his daughter, go pick up the kids every week and bring them!   

The second one we gave to Francisco and his family.  Aaron tutors his 2 teenage kids in English.  Leslie wants to be a kindergarten teacher and Paco wants to be an artist.  Their 3rd child, Esmeralda comes to the after-school program.  This is the family we brought chickens to in order to provide eggs, more babies, and meat!  The money they save on buying water can help pay for the kids’ education because in Mexico, parents have to pay for their children to go to school.  Francisco makes about $60/week and it costs $50 per child to go to school for the year.  Francisco said they were going to give his mother the filter because she’s even worse off than they are.  So Aaron asked Francisco if he would like another one for their family and he said YES!  So we made a 3rd one and brought it to them!