What we learned and saw We saw and heard again and again that the community of El Guarumo, a subsistence-farming village, is desperately poor and impoverished in material terms. There is no electricity. They have trouble paying for running water. There are almost no jobs outside agriculture here. Family members must live and work outside the community in order to bring home enough cash to purchase basic necessities.
Health care is minimal.
Yet we sensed an organic vitality, a positive outlook, and excitement about life and their God. They learned that one of Belmont's dear friends, Isabel, had been recently hospitalized for the removal of a tumor, a major surgical procedure, and had been discharged from the hospital to a home in Granada. Her beaming presence was a joy to behold. Well and Water System Belmont heard about the problems the community was having with the new water system, inaugurated in July of last year. Technically, the system works, however the community was having trouble paying to operate the system.