All of you who have been praying for God to speak to the hearts of people to come and work with us here at Casa Segura will be pleased to know that this week the first person arrived. Maggie Ciranni, from Dayboro Christian Family Church, arrived in Riberalta on Tuesday. Trained in Child Care, she will become the first ‘big sister’ at Casa Segura. Her role will include caring for the first group of 6 orphans, and will also be involved in setting up procedures to help with the operation of the orphanage. We are currently working hard to finish building the cabin she will be living in with the children. The floor is going down and the walls will soon be going up. Soon the only thing missing will be the roof, which always seems to be the last thing to arrive here.

Please pray for Maggie over the next few months as she adjusts to life in another country, climate and culture. Pray that she will settle in and learn the language quickly. And most of all pray that she will be able to care for the first group of orphans within the next 2 months.

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.

Matthew 10:42 (NIV)

Through the blessing of three university students, we now have running water on the land at Casa Segura. This marks the completion of another milestone for us here, bringing us one giant step closer to being able to care for orphans in the Amazon Jungle.

Gareth and Kif (from England), and Phil (from Germany) joined us here almost a year ago to complete a water sanitisation project. During 2 stays of three months each, they installed the running water that will serve the needs of the children of Casa Segura. These young men volunteered their time and put the knowledge obtained through their engineering degrees to practical use here in Bolivia.

Their project consisted of 2 wells, which pump clean water to a 4000L tank. This water is then pumped to supply running water to the kitchen/bakery, and the toilet/shower block. Complete with a pressure pump we can now turn on a tap and have an abundance of water that will fill thousands of cups of clean water and wet the mouths of many thirsty children.

May God reward the young men who provided this blessing...