a much needed time of rest.

this past month we have been taking a breather from our work in Mexico. I picked up an extra shift at work to save a little money and we have been taking advantage of some good family time. it’s a blessing to be so close to the beach and the boys just love going. the boys got new goggles and had to try them out in the OCEAN. fun stuff check out little OE.

we celebrated the 4th this year in our backyard. I bought some fireworks and the kids really enjoyed some of the fireworks. Owen was scared from the ones that made a loud boom. but Otto loved them. I was really proud of his bravery. he’s come a long way. this time off has not only given us some time together but it has also given me some time to think and envision/dream of what’s in the future. we have a great opportunity to provide people with a tool that will supply them and their families with clean water to drink. families who suffer from illnesses due to the contaminated water they drink everyday. I have posted about this in the past and have shared stories along with pictures of our experiences giving out these bio-sand water filters that we manufacture. we have many more plans and ideas on how to get more filters to more people.

for us to travel 6 hours south of the border of Mexico into the mountains and deliver these water filters to people who desperately need clean drinking water, it takes $25 per filter per family! a filter provides clean drinking water for an entire family for 10 YEARS!! what a huge impact for pennies! check this statistic out: 1.1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. if they do manage to get it, they can expect to pay 10 TIMES more than the wealthy, according to the World Commission on Water of the 21st Century. this is a HUGE number but very real and a very real struggle for many people. we also hope to start this project in Guatemala as well. please stay tuned for more details on the possibilites of distributing these filters in Guatemala too.