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38 NOVEMBER 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® --- *+ )#)('-()$* !(& )(%#'" +)""+ ,'.*,+ -'"/ 0 . Water For Life International by Tim Rasmussen The container with the PET (Personal Energy Transportation) machines inside made it through customs in record time. It took two days of work by Berny to secure the docu- ments allowing the container to be loaded on a truck and moved out of the port. We had sent this container to Puerto Barrios on the Caribbean side of Guatemala. This is the main port and the importation process is more organized and efficient than on the Pacific ports. The container was taken to Poptun and unloaded at the school for handicapped chil- dren, which would serve as the distribution point. In coordination with the local ministry of health, the word had circulated widely and 120 people had been identified as qualified to receive one. The machines were assembled over the next two weeks and arrangements made for a distribution program. On the appointed day, Gary Bartholomew, Bill Murray, and I went to the distribution point and were amazed at the number of people there waiting to receive one of the machines. People had come from as far as 120 miles away, by bus, truck, and whatever would carry them. The local military base provided an awning and young soldiers helped put it up. I gave the prayer at the beginning of the distribution program, then the local mayor and military commander said a few words of welcome - a lot I did not understand. Everyone was smiling and happy as the machines were given one by one to folks who could not walk. It was especially touching to see these tough soldiers gently carry a handicapped older woman or man from a vehicle or bus through the crowd, and put them safely into one of the machines. There were many tears of thanks and happiness for the hope and dignity the machines would provide. The PET machines are produced in several places in the United States by volunteers, and made available to charitable organizations for distribution in third world countries. Water For Life shipped and imported this container and used our contacts to distribute them in the Peten region of Guatemala. Many people were blessed by this project. If you would like to help, contact Gary Bartholomew at 509-466-5075 or 509-939-1941 Tim Tim Rasmussen may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com