Working on Christmas

On Boxing Day maintenance works were due on the drinking water treatment plant for the first time after several weeks. The technicians had to fix a technical defect on a big NAVIS power generator as well as a burst feed hose for the drinking water treatment plant. This was the one of the reasons why the supply of drinking water was a little less than normal with 3 000 l instead of 4 00 l.

The medical staff had to treat about 160 patients after only 40 patients on Christmas day.

Meanwhile all volunteers of the 12-headed team are well. The atmosphere in the team is still very good, also because the catering became more and more varying because of a better availability of fruits, vegetables and bread.

On Christmas Eve there was a big Christmas service in church which was also attended by the arch bishop. Our team also participated in performing a German Christmas song for the whole congregation. With several talks the representatives thanked NAVIS and PSF Germany for their help in San Joaquin. Finally the whole team was invited to a great joint dinner. Unfortunately not all team members could attend the dinner due to illness. With temperatures up to 40°C and extremely high humidity some volunteers need a break.