We thought we had it figured out. A few boards, a few nails, and the new rain tank stand would be in place lickety-split. That was a year ago. Obviously, our cross cultural communication and understanding still has a lot of room for improvement. Daily, we earnestly pray for the Holy Spirit to whisper in our ears as we navigate every nuance of living immersed in another culture.
This time, Aaron delivered a handwritten note with some reimbursement for time and energy and supplies tucked inside. And by the end of the day, we had a new stand for our 1200 gallon rain tank. I’ve struggled watching the water shoot out the end of the gutter with nowhere to go except the ground. Now I feel like we are being better stewards of the precious resource of water.
Before the tank could be placed on the new stand, it needed to be cleaned out. After sitting underneath our house for more than a year, it was full of stones tossed in by children and cobwebs built by spiders who thought this cavernous dry rain tank provided the perfect place for a home. Aaron and Katherine crawled inside to insure that the tank was ready to receive rain.
Aaron also needed to prepare the stand so it will last as long as possible in our tropical climate. He spent some time today painting a waterproof coating on the wood so our neighbors will have fresh, clean drinking water from this tank for a very long time.
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