The little people, some of whom won’t have to remember dirty water!
Getting our own water from a bore hole (drilled and very deep) I would also fill my bottles from wells installed before this year as they will have been closed for over a year (this years might be ok for me but they’ve been unprotected recently)
Past waterhole (comes complete with tadpoles)
Other nature
My flight from Zimbabwe was an hour late but the line to get through customs was non existent as all the other incoming flights had come through (much) earlier. MMM coordinator Jordan Banda had waited for me and off we went for Mponela, Thope Hotel and the rest of the team. An afternoon to relax, greet people, and repack getting ready for heading out into the field.
Monday is all about orientation. Welcomed by all 4 coordinators (north & central Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania). An opening devotion from Acts 10:34-38 by Reverend Mwasakifwa. That this is God’s work that we’re doing as the hands, eyes, and feet of God in earth. That we go out and change lives and are changed by this experience knowing that what doesn’t change is God and God’s love.
Tom Logan (founder) reminded us that the goal for this year is 3500 wells. He also said that we have 4095 wells that they would like to build-that many villages are desperate for clean water. Then he said that as of yesterday only 1697 wells have been funded but we move forward in faith.
I’ll be working with Francine for this first three weeks. We will start working in the Dowa area (where I worked last year). Here we go!!
I thought this posted on Sunday...
The first team of volunteers lands in Lilongwe today. Some of the higher ups came in even earlier.
The following was written by Tom and Jocelyn Logan, the founders of MMM and was the devotion for Sept 1 of you would like to get emailed devotions or a downloadable format, you can find them on the website (mmmwater.org) or for $.99 on amazon.
Marion Medical Mission is celebrating another amazing year - 38 in all! God has blessed us beyond belief, allowing us to bring clean water to an estimated five million people. We have overcome challenge after challenge - and with your help - we have accomplished the impossible.
Together, we have built nearly 50,000 wells, and these wells are a permanent solution to the water crisis in villages in rural Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique. Your support is saving lives and improving health for generations of people. A Marion Medical Mission well in an African village means the children no longer die from water-borne diseases. It means healthier people who work longer in their fields, producing more food, meaning less starvation.
In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic meant we could not send U.S. volunteers to Africa, the first time in 35 years. And again, in 2021, there were no U.S. volunteers in Africa during well season. In 2022, we were blessed to send a small group of seasoned volunteers to witness the miracle that occurs when wells are installed. And now in 2023, we are sending two full teams of volunteers!
Our staff in Africa is the best of the best! Covid-19 may have stopped U.S. volunteers from going to Africa, but it did not stop MMM from building the wells! Our 2023 goal is to build 3,500 wells, providing 3,500 villages with urgently needed clean drinking water, covering roughly 60,000 square miles in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and now in Mozambique. These new wells will provide an estimated 350,000 people (210,000 children) with a sustainable source of safe drinking water. Think about it! 350,000 people will get the message this year that Christians in the U.S. shared the love of Jesus with them.
God has given us more than enough. We have the resources, and we are called to share them. Thank you for Joining the adventure, the excitement, the joy of making a difference. Together, we make the impossible, possible. When we pray, we move our feet!
