our time in El Plomo, MX

Well we made the trip over the weekend to El Plomo, MX to deliver 12 water filters. El Plomo is a small village of about 100 people in the Mountains near Aldama, MX. Aldama is roughly 2 hours from El Plomo which is the nearest city to this small village. As you can see from the pictures it is a beautiful place nestled up in the mountains and very primitive. No running water. Most homes have dirt floors and quite a few homes were made out of mud. Some had electricity, but many homes did not. Needless to say this area struggles for the very basic of needs. Water is always a problem and very expensive for these people to buy purified. In fact one house where we delivered a water filter to, the mother was not there (so we gave it to her son), she was in Aldama because she was ill from drinking water from their wells, that’s what we were told. It was quite the blessing for this family to receive a water filter! When we first arrived in the village I asked someone sitting on their front porch where the delegado, elected official of the village, was and they told me he was at the school. When I arrived at the school I saw that all the men of the village were there and they were having a meeting. I spoke with Antonio Flores (delegado) about the filters and asked if he and others would be interested in one. For Free. With a big grin and said “claro que si (of course)”! He had me speak to all the men in the meeting and describe to them what it was and how it worked. They were all very excited to get their hands on one of these. I had to tell them that I had only 12 and that I would like to give one to those in the most need first and that when I would return in a few months I would bring more. This was a very cool opportunity to meet all the men of the village. Instantly I had their trust and respect. We gave out all the filters, even one for the school. Jenn and the boys came with me and had a great time. I loved that they had an opportunity to be there with me. I know that these filters will be a tremendous blessing, but it was also a blessing for our family. Can’t wait to go back!