Service Project in Chiang Rai - Pipe Hauling

These are pictures from the service project that the church was involved with in a town called Chiang Rai.  It is a 3 hour drive from where we live in Chiang Mai to this place.  The pipes were about 12 feet log and 4" in diameter.  Sister Barlow and I did our part in hauling the pipe to the dam and other places along the 1.25 miles of rice paddies.

This was what was in our way as we carried water pipe up the hill. Yes, I was that close!

This was how we carried the pipe up the hill.  It was a little over a mile to the dam that had been made to retain drinkable water.  The pipes will be glued together so they will stretch the mile distance to connect to pipe that has already been laid to the village.

This was the group that helped.  Missionaries and members.  The village people were not able to come that day due to a wedding in the village.  

This is the dam that the local village made to retain the water from the spring.  The church was involved with the local rotary club to help get this project done.  The church helps with the purchase of supplies and the rotary is the vehicle to coordinate to help finish the project.  This project will supply drinkable water for about 220 people in the village.