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Stanley and Alice’s Well at Hampiera

31st May 2022 by mark

Who are Stanley and Alice?

In the 1920s, a young missionary couple, Stanley and Alice, settled in the South West of Burkina Faso. They went there to tell the people in that area about the love of God as shown in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Soon after their arrival in Burkina Faso, a baby daughter was born. They named her June.

June is now in her nineties and living in Bournemouth. When she heard about Myra’s Wells, she decided to pay for a well in memory of her parents. We thought it would be good if the well could be in a village near to where her parents had worked.

A very needy and suitable village!

While we were thinking about this, an application arrived from a village called Hampiera. This village is in the heart of the area where June was born. The application form told us that there was no proper source of water for about 3 km. Even at the places where there was a pump, the ladies might have to wait for 2 or 3 hours for their turn to use it. So, they were having to use muddy water from open wells and ponds like these.

Making sure of the facts

As with all requests that we receive, we like to check the facts. While we were waiting for answers to some questions, the mayor from the nearby town contacted Christine. He was very anxious that Hampiera should have a well. There was a desperate need, he said. We agreed to go ahead with one proviso. The mayor and the pastor who had requested the well had to agree about the best place for the well to be drilled. This was not a problem. The mayor said that he would agree with wherever the pastor thought was best.

Stanley and Alice’s Well is completed

About two weeks later, the surveyor arrived and agreed that the place chosen by the pastor was a good place to drill. In God’s goodness, the first borehole produced clean water. There is 2000 litres available every hour of the day and night.

A few days later, the team arrived to install the pump.

Stanley and Alice’s Well is now being used.

We always send a professional trainer to villages where we have drilled new wells. He explains to the people the proper way to use the well and how to keep it clean. He also gives hygiene advice. Here are pictures of some of the village people listening to what he is telling them.

Notice the instruction about keeping the cattle drinking trough clean!

There is also a short video clip which the trainer sent. Click here to watch the people at the well while one of the ladies is using the pump.

Soon, there will be a plaque on the well honouring June’s parents – “Stanley and Alice’s Well”. This well is number 224 on our list of wells. Click this link to see the full list.

About our other wells

As with all Myra’s Wells projects, this well is available for anyone to use, irrespective of ethnic or religious background.

Myra’s Wells continues to commit to using all public donations towards wells projects. Trustees pay all administrative and travel costs personally.

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Who are we?

Our charity provides life-saving water wells in Burkina Faso – one of the poorest countries in West Africa. A few places do have mains water, but even that supply lacks purity.
100% of donations received go to pay for wells. The Trustees in the UK and Burkina Faso receive no remuneration for their work. The salaries of the two administrative staff employed in Burkina Faso are paid by the UK Trustees, or using funds specifically donated for this purpose.

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