The second blessing of the day was a meeting with the Dr. Paul Weckler, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Dept at OSU. What an extra blessing that Paul could meet us despite his recent foot surgery. Paul was the faculty advisor for the Seis de Mayo water filter project. You may recall that at the very time Dr. Weckler was to bring in a group of students from OSU we had to leave the country; he and his group were there without us. As it turns out, they did very well and had a most productive time. We talked Wednesday about the positive impact which the biosand filter project his had; as well as future projects that might enable the OSU students to continue making visits to the mission center. Paul told us about OU inviting him and Eric Lam to share with them about the project in Seis De Mayo. This water filter project has been a great success and OU wanted to know how they did it! Paul and the School of Engineering are planning their next trip down.
You may also recall that Paul’s wife, Stephanie, and their daughters, Karen and Susan, went into the schools and developed relationships with the students there. Another reason for our visit on Wednesday was to take them letters that the Honduran students had sent to their new U.S. pen pals.