Water filters in Mactzul II

Yesterday, Kemmel asked if I wanted to deliver water filters today and I jumped at the chance.

Today, we delivered nine water filters to ABC Families in Mactzul II. Mactzul II is one of our newest communities in the ABC Program and it is exciting to be able to do this for them.

Marcos and Ruben had clinic in the church building while I went with three of the men to each of the homes. We explained the filters, taught them how to maintain them and then made sure that they did not have any more questions.

This is the first home that we visited. Natalia, 6 years old, is in the pick blouse and Tomasa is to her right side. Tomasa is 8 years old. Even though only two of the children are in the ABC Program, the whole family will benefit from the water filter.

This is the Xirum home. David, 10 years old, is in the red striped shirt. His sister, Juana, was studying in school so she was not at home. Some children go to school in the morning and others attend in the afternoon.

Three children in this family are part of the ABC Program. Celso, 14 years old, is in the light green shirt. Nelson, 7 years old, is in the red and in the blue shirt is Elias.  He is 12 years old.

This is the Cuin Gomez family. Rogelio is the only boy in the family and he is 9 years old. His sister, Juana, is behind him and she is 14 years old.

Rosa, is below in the red blouse and she is 7 years old.

Below is Maria and she is 16 years old. She is studying to be a nurse and she was headed out the door to attend her afternoon classes. Her brother, Tomas, is one of the men that went with us from house to house today.

It is always interesting how things develop through the day. When we started out at the first house, I demonstrated how to wash and maintain the filter. By the third house, the guys and I had developed a system and everyone participated.

This is the Pixcar family.  Juana, 11 years old, has her left arm around her sister Anastacia, who is 6 years old.

 The Canil family also received a filter.  Ingrid, 12 years old, is the second girl on the left of the filter.  Gagriela, 7 years old, has on the orange blouse.

 This was the last family to visit today.  Estuardo, 8 years old, has on the Sox t-shirt.  His brother, Alexander, 9 years old, has on the blue striped shirt.

When we finished with the filters, we returned to the church building.  The guys had about 12 medical patients and 17 dental patients.  We enjoyed a lunch together and then headed back to Chichi.

It was an exciting day. It is always good to visit homes and be able to help with their needs.  Everyone was so appreciative of the water filters and without the sponsors of the ABC Program, this would not be possible.  A special thank you to all of you who participate in the program.  You are really making a difference and impacting day-to-day life here in Guatemala.