On our March trip to Chiapas we had some disappointments with one of our stone mills. The one that we had placed in Xoquil Ucum was confiscated by the Zapatistas. We are hoping that in due time we will be able to get it back.

In October of 1992 we noticed that there were no returns coming from our mill at Xoquil Ucum. When our local leadership researched the situation, they discovered that the people where refusing to pay for service. I placed the mill in probation with an evaluation date set for December. In December the situation had deteriorated to a point that we had to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the mill in that location. This March we decided to go to Xoquil Ucum and take the mill back so that it could be placed in a reasonably productive area. We were threatened with violence if we tried to remove it. At this time the mill remains there until we can figure out how to remove it without causing a major incident.

For the first time we have ordered a three horsepower mill, to be delivered to Simojovel. This mill will provide support for our top leadership; up to this point, they have not received any funding to support their ministry.