When Indiana linemen arrived in Sepamac, Guatemala, they faced immense challenges. They needed to string 11 miles of wire and connect 76 poles and 96 anchors, all by hand and with record temperatures of 100-degree heat.

When Gayvin Strantz, vice president of job training, safety and loss control with Indiana Electric Cooperatives, first arrived at the rural village, he thought they’d be lucky if they could finish half of the project in their 12 days there.

But instead, the 14 linemen electrified the Guatemalan village four days ahead of schedule. They learned to improvise, adapt and overcome.

The linemen of Project Indiana changed Sepamac forever.

“The people over there will be able to go turn that light switch on on the wall for the first time in their lives in their own homes,” Strantz said. “It’s just unbelievable.”

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