Leaking propane means no hot food or water
This information came out on Friday, when director Josue contacted Roy Ketring (see The U.S. Face of the Orphanage).
The under ground propane service lines are leaking. They have lost one full tank of propane (worth about $200). Josue told me that he could smell the gas escaping but could not pin point the location of the leak or leaks.
At the moment they can not prepare food, there is no hot water and there are no funds at the Orphanage to fix the problem.
With this crisis, Roy contacted Floyd Hoffman, Maintenance and Facilities Coordinator. (See Your Talents Make a Difference.) Mid Friday, Josue was able to make a temporary fix to get propane.
The gas lines were installed twenty-five years ago. With their age and material used, this problem is no surprise. Althought there is a temporary fix now, the gas lines need to be replaced. Thankfully, Floyd and the other members of the Maintenance and Facilities Committee are meeting this weekend. They will plan a fix. However it will require funding.
Can you imagine caring for forty children without hot water to clean them? Wash their clothes? A nursery with no hot water? Being unable to prepare hot food? Can you help? If so, please see Give to the Orphanage.
