Second Monday

Today there were only four of us working here at YWAM.  We really sweated today as it seemed hotter than any day we have been here so far.  In the morning we all worked together to get a few light fixtures onto some of the poles.  We alwo installed one on the Arena above the entrance gate.  Later this evening we were happy to see all of the fixtures working.  Some of these were installed onto the inverter circuits at various locations.  Those fixtures will be lit all night, while others will only light when the generator is running.

The couple who came in from Bellingham, Washington, brought our relays that were needed to get the system working the way we want it to work.  Gene H. worked on several leaks on the generator and now has it totally leak-free.  He also helped as we had to get some additional wires to the generators for the controls we were installing.  We tried to get them into the existing conduits to no avail so we dug in some more "conduits" into the floor and pushed wires through them.  I got the controls wired as planned by about 4:45pm, so we waited to make sure the generator would start and produce voltage when the time clock gave it its start command at 5pm.  It worked as planned.  Then at 9pm, the power dropped and the generator ran an additional 5 minutes to cool down.   All of this was done by relays and a time delay relay.  The circuit is somewhat complex.  One additional time delay relay is needed to complete the system, so this will be bought in the US and brought down by someone coming down within the next week or so.  I pre-wired the relay base so it can be up and running in a few minutes.

The heat took a lot out of us today and it did rain right after lunch, which cooled things down for a few minutes.  We will continue to work on our punch list for the next few days before heading to our next assignment where we will be changing out a generator end.  We are hopeful that the machine cooperates and that we have all the right tools for the job.

I am sorry I have no pictures to post today, but will try to do so tomorrow.  The Internet is still down and I am using my modem stick to post this.

Please be in prayer for one young Haitian man who is on staff here.  He has cancer and severe liver problems and his prognosis is not good.  Wayne told me this evening that only a miracle can save this man.  He had to be escorted to the hospital today to have about 1-1/2 gallons of fluid pumped from his stomach.  He is very weak.  I do not know his name, but the zord does, and this YWAM family is suffering along with him.