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by Tim Rasmussen One end of the Bartholomew shop is beginning to fill with material headed for Guatemala. There is medical equipment to be palletized, various tools and items for the shop, several hundred feet of white PVC pipe with fittings, and a large bin of various pipe fittings. Outside, there’s a pile of casing, a generator, and parts for vehicles. Mike Phalen from Catholic Charities delivered 14 large boxes of bed sheets to go with our ship- ment. One by one, the things on Gary’s list are checked off. It is a long list. Gary is also contacting our supporters. Among them is Mitchell Lewis & Staver Company. For several years, they have given generously to Water For Life (WFL). They usually have Gary send them a list of the pumps, controllers, and other items we expect to need, and they do the best they can to fill the list. They often give us out-of-stock units, as well as returned and refurbished units. Many of their pumps are working every day in remote villages, making a life-and-death difference for the people. We thank them for their support. The Water For Li fe Board of Directors has authorized the hire of Edgar Lopez, a local mechanic we have known for years, to increasingly work for WFL. He has been working on the trucks since last season, and we hope to have all the trucks re- paired and ready for work next sea- son. We are making plans to bring Edgar to Spokane for a month to work with Tom Richardson, but this is contingent upon Edgar being able to obtain a visa. He already has a passport, so it helps a little. We are hopeful he will be able to make the trip. Gary and Rod Bartholomew, Jon Hansen, Tom Richardson, and I have been planning as well as we can for the rotary rig. Some of the equipment on the rig is being refurbished and Seth Weilage is looking after it because it was his rig. The plan is to ship it this fall from Texas or Florida into Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. The customs process will be an adventure. There is no telling what will happen or how much we will be charged for the importation of the rig. The ramp-up to support the rotary rig requires WFL to buy a large truck to carry pipe and water tanks, so we have started looking for one in Guatemala. It costs about the same to buy it there as to buy one here and ship or drive it and import it there. We wi l l probabl y al so need to buy another small crew cab 4X4 pickup. All of these costs seemed impossible, but the Good Lord put it into the heart of Art Fry from Sprague River, Oregon, to fund the import of the rotary machine and to provide support for the drilling. His com- mitment makes this possible. Without our supporters, WFL could not do the work we are doing. We thank you on behalf of the people whose lives you are saving. 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 45 th Annual Kentucky Blasting Conferenccee December 6-7 Lexington, KY Heritage Hall & Hyatt Regency Hotel Conference includes 2 sessions of technical presentations, and 4 workshop sessions which can provide up to 12 hours of continuing education for licensed blasters in Kentucky. REVIEW the basics of blasting methods and materials. VISIT over 50 exhibit booths and see the latest products and equipment available. LEARN the latest techniques and evaluate the results. EARN continuing education hours for renewal of your blaster’s license or certificate. For more information call: (859) 312-0625 or visit our website: kyblastingconference.com WTR 38 OCTOBER 2018 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®