Today was incredibly successful at Black Mountain Children’s Home in the Asheville area! Chris Guay and I tackled the urgent issues of no water or electricity and made significant progress.
Here’s what SpringPure accomplished:
- Created a cistern that channels pure spring water into a former “dunk tank.”
- This water flows 150 feet to an old stable/shed, where it’s pressurized through the SpringPure MAX Catalytic Filter, then disinfected with UV light. This setup provides:
- Drinking water stored in a 250-gallon tote in a pickup for distribution.
- Showers for the first time in days (individual stalls will be completed tomorrow).
- Water supply for two washing machines.
- A newly built deck for the showers, with dividers to be finished tomorrow.
We’re replicating this system tomorrow in West Asheville.
Check out the shower nozzles, the dunking booth acting as a spring box, and a beautiful sign of God’s Covenant Promise that appeared in the sky when we finished our work.
The Asheville watershed dam suffered a break, severely impacting the local water supply plant. Officials estimate it will take over six months for water to be restored since a complete rebuild is necessary—repairs aren’t an option. Ironically, I developed this water treatment system after a Caterpillar plant was told they needed a $3 million waste treatment facility. What we’ve set up here is a mini version of that system, which I’ve also implemented overseas and in the surrounding Blue Ridge area.
Interestingly, there’s reportedly only one private well in the entire developed area of Asheville, right across from my son’s mini farm. We’re hoping to work on that today, provided there are no government obstacles. This well could supply water for the whole neighborhood, and it’s one of two projects we’re tackling overseas—let’s pray we can make it happen!
At the West Campus of Black Mountain Children’s Home, what used to be the front yard, the director’s house, and the dining hall was all damaged. The river even flowed through the director’s home, destroying two of his cars.
We’ll have photos of the SpringPure system soon, which will provide water for drinking, washing, showers, and more. It utilizes water collected from a spring on the property, directed to an old shed where the treatment system, showers, and washing machines will be installed, powered by an electric generator.
Finally, as we wrapped up, a Promise of Hope shone in the sky over the East Campus of Black Mountain Children’s Home, coinciding with dinner provided by a local church for the kids.