YAO JIN VILLAGE, China - It was raining hard yesterday and the village pathways have turned to mud. I visited some of the villager’s shelters and the mud floors are terrible. They need houses soon and hopefully we are moving toward that goal! (more…)

YONG MIN VILLAGE, China – Our water system in Yong Min is a complete success. We ran a water line 765 yards from a mountain spring into the camp of 300 people. (more…)

YONG MIN VILLAGE, China – Today we celebrate, for tomorrow there will be water.

Mr. Xu worked in Yong Min to establish how long a water pipe we would need to get water to the camp. So, this morning we went to the hardware market to purchase all the necessary components for the water system in Yong Min. The system requires 700 meters of piping and two large metal water tanks as well as all sorts of fittings and valves. (more…)

YAO JIN VILLAGE, China – Picture the scene: a man lifts a heavy block into place and then wipes the sweat from his brow. He and his fellow Chinese countrymen are in a hurry as they build a wall to protect themselves from potential threat. (more…)

YAO JIN VILLAGE, China - It’s the weekend but there has been no rest for the weary. Our machines have been ploughing through rubble, 10 hours per day. On Friday our excavator dug a huge trench around the backside of the village. The trench will divert water away from homes (the old trench was destroyed by the quake). (more…)