Well...

They say you experience a lot of personal growth and learn a lot on the mission field. I doubt Nathan expected to learn so much about plumbing by moving to Albania. That's what happens when you are living through an historic freeze, not seen in more than 30 years.

This is just a slice of the work he has been doing since Friday to keep water flowing in our home. We're so happy! It appears we don't have to continue our water rationing so we can do laundry and take showers (if we can work up the courage to touch the floor with our bare feet)!  The bathroom is usually in the mid-30s Fahrenheit each morning.

And bonus -- it got up to 36 this afternoon the pipes to the kitchen sink have thawed so I can do dishes without boiling water in the kettle! (Previously we could only get water from our bathroom sink -- and we've only had that water because Nathan has been running a low heater at night by the tanks to keep the pump and tanks from completely freezing solid). 

Here's a video to the solution he came up with this afternoon to replenish our dwindling water supply...


#winterfreeze #frozenpipes #itaintprettybutitworks

Keep praying -- not just for us, but this entire region.  We will get a brief reprieve this weekend, but the night time temps will be well below freezing for at least another week.