Olmekenyu

	Olmekenyu is growing... On our first trip here standing at this same spot looking out you could see but one small wood shop no more than a small room. The people were here but not many resources...

	Mercy Hospital where the grass is greener...


This is the AIC church built with the help of KMO team volunteers.

This land was purchased for future development by KMO and the Community Oversight Committee. All total there are about 12 acres. Soon at the bottom of this hills the geologist tell us is the perfect spot for a "bore hole" or well. Because of the underlying prior lava flow and previous hill and valley they say there is an incredibly deep and stable water reservoir that is as much as 50 meters deep between the depth of 150 and 200 meters down.
The cost is staggering of what it will take to dig the well, buy and install the pipe going down, buy and install a pump strong enough to get it out as required then a water tower/cistern up on the hill, all needed piping and hardware, and a public dispensing station.	The value is enormous to the health of the local people, thousands of them. Imagine not having clean fresh water, free from parasites, disease and just normal above ground growing bacteria. So many illnesses and medical situations are preventable by just having good water. So many things are caused by the river water and in some cases the standing once freshly caught rain water which is better but still has its problems after being held in the cistern for later use.

	These we use for guest houses when teams arrive. One serves as a Kitchen and the others two or three for the team. When the teams are not there they are used for staff housing and storage or housing of local guest.
A more traditional home for the area...

	Local Parking

	This Cistern goes deep into the ground and fills up to overflowing in the rainy seasons. Better than river water but still there are problems with standing water unless it is treated.
This faucet serves piped water from the cistern. What a blessing not to have to walk a mile or more down the mountain or risk taking from another's private small spring if they don't have enough.