A thirsty desert traveler comes upon a strange site. Before him stands a rundown hut. Nearby is a well, the only source of water for miles around. Attached to the pump is a thin baking powder can with a message inside, written in pencil on a sheet of brown wrapping paper. This is the message…

This pump is all right as of June 1932. I put a new sucker washer into it and it ought to last five years. But, the washer dries out and the pump has got to be primed. Under the white rock I buried a bottle of water, out of the sun and the cork end up. There‘s enough water in it to prime this pump, but not if you drink some water first. Pour in about 1/4, and let her soak to wet the leather. Then pour in the rest medium fast, and begin to pump. You‘ll get water. The well never has run dry. Have faith. When you get watered up, fill the bottle, and put it back like you found it for the next feller. Signed, Desert Pete

P.S. Don’t go drinking up all the water first! Prime the pump and you can get all the water you want.

We finished our mission work in St Petersburg, Russia in July 2017. I was exhausted and really could not imagine doing more mission work.

One of the things I found very difficult was raising the funds necessary to support our efforts. When we left Russia I asked our supporters to redirect their funds to other mission efforts. I was hoping to follow old Desert Pete’s advice. When my needs had been met, I wanted to leave the water jar full so that other missionaries would be able to have their needs met.

I could not imagine five years later I would be back at the same well (raising funds to do more mission work). Desert Pete knew the well was good and the water plentiful. I know that God is always faithful and will supply our future needs as He has in the past.

Do keep us in your prayers. I can be reached at the phone number and email addresses listed below. Contact me if you would like to know more about the direction God is leading us.

Kevin

936.234.3180

kplaster_2000@yahoo.com

kevin_plaster@wycliffe.com