I remember when we lived in Maine, we had occasional droughts, and we had to measure the depth of the water in our well regularly. I thought that water supply was one thing that we would never have to consider here in Shell, Ecuador, “on the edge of the rain forest.”
I was wrong.
Ecuador is experiencing their worst drought in decades. Since Ecuador is so dependent on hydro-electric power, the government has begun to ration electricity. We have had the power turned off for 4-6 hours most every day.
A while ago, we had issues with the water supply as well. We are still keeping an eye on that.
Please join us in praying for rain.
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We also have had our power cut every day recently which is unusual for it to be that often (I guess because we’re in the capital city because I hear other missionaries in the northern part talk about being without power a lot). Ours isn’t because of a drought because we’re at the end of the rainy season, but it is being turned off intentionally so who knows what is going on.
Is it always in the day when it’s light out? I prefer it then for obvious reasons. It’s just hard to get much done by candlelight.
And I love having a gas stove so I can still fix a meal. The things I never thought of in the States…
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