Playing in the Mud

Here are some pictures from last week out at the camp.  On the left is Devon, a licensed septic installer, who volunteered his labor and equipment to help us re-dig our water and electric lines and install 5 new septic tanks.

Devon was a pro with the backhoe. 

Here they are installing one of the cabin septic tanks.  We plan to add bathroom additions onto four cabins next spring. They will each have two toilets, sinks and showers.  No more walking to the shower house in the rain and snow!

Preparing to sink the large collection tank which will receive from the other four behind the cabins.

Steve pauses for a picture in one of the 6 foot deep trenches where they are laying pipe.  At 6 feet under it won't freeze in the winter.  Right now all pipes must be drained in late October.

A muddy mess.

At the back of the cabin you can see the cement foundation wall that was just poured for the bathroom addition.  This kind of work can only be done in the fall after the camp rental season is over.  In the spring the water table would be too high.

Ryan connecting a T-joint.

Marty (YWAM Idaho director), Devon and Steve take a break.

A few electrical lines got accidentally cut by the bulldozer.  There was no schematic available of where any of the lines were laid.

Debbi says, "What happened to the power in the kitchen?"

Devon, "How was I supposed to know there were wires here?"

Fortunately, Ryan is an electrician and knows how to fix it.

Surveying the mess between the dining hall and the chapel.

After the water pipes were laid, Devon back-filled the trenches to 2 feet deep. This week they are finishing laying the electrical wiring.  Our power capacity at the camp will be doubled.  The remodeled cabins will have baseboard heat instead of one outlet with a space heater plugged into it.

All of this has been very expensive, as you can imagine.  Please pray with us that God will provide the resources needed for us to enable our YWAM camp to operate year-round.  We want to be good stewards of what He has given us.