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We expand the circle by telling our story in as many other places
as possible.
Over the years, we have had several connections with local
Rotary Clubs. In April, WilliamMilam presented at the Rotary in
Cleveland, Tenn., which plans installations in Honduras and pos-
sibly Togo.
Other recent presentations outside of churches include: Lions
Clubs — Exeter, Cal. (Vanciel) and San Antonio, Texas (Bedun-
nah). Kiwanis Club – Rayville, La. (Guice), PCUSA – Cuba network
(Goode)
Dan Terspstra is working on a cooperative effort in Belize with
the organization Water Missions International. Bill Reed and Kary
Lafors recently exhibited at a Philadelphia Global Water Initiative
conference.
Bill Reed of Dover, Del., coordinates volunteer and staff LWW presentations for
the Development and Awareness Team.
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By BILL REED
Pierce Buford and others often say that when people stopped
by the LWW booth at the PCUSA General Assembly six or seven
years ago, most had not heard about us and needed a from-the-
top summary.
If recent patterns hold true, many of those stopping by at this
summer’s assembly will know us, or are in congregations that
are active in LWW or are active themselves. Fundamentally, this
change has gradually taken place because we have been out tell-
ing the LWW story.
The Acts of the Apostles begins with Christ telling his fol-
lowers, “You will be my witnesses in Judea and Samaria and to
the ends of the earth.” The Apostles responded by going out and
expanding the circle of believers.
LWW materials follow this theme. The little boy tosses a
pebble into water and the waves ripple outward.
Increasingly LWW’s word is getting around
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News sources publicizing our work
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As the word spreads about the work of
Living Waters for the World, news sources
of all types, Presbyterian and otherwise, are
paying attention;
Here’s a recent sampling of articles from
a variety of sources — the Mission Connec-
tions series from the PCUSA General As-
sembly Mission Council, from the Presby-
terian Voice of the Synod of Living Waters,
and from the
Cleveland Daily Banner
in Cleve-
land, Tenn.
We’ve excerpted a bit from each and giv-
en you the on-line links so that you can see
the whole story. We appreciate the cover-
age; let the clean water flow!
By RUSTY EDMONDSON
The Presbytery of San Gabri-
el Living Waters for the World
team arrived in Peru and were
on their way to completing a
project/dream that was set in
motion over two years ago to
install a water purification sys-
tem with the people of Maynay.
Like many rural, Quechua-
speaking, indigenous commu-
nities in the Andes mountains,
Full story:
• The lights went out, but installation still went well in Peru
Maynay struggles with water-
borne health issues such as
parasites and hepatitis. The task
was clearly laid out and things
were progressing well. Then the
electricity went out. The water
stopped. …
Excerpted from an article in Mis-
sion Connections, a publication of the
General Assembly Mission Council.
Rusty Edmondson is PCUSA mission
worker in Peru.
By TOYA RICHARDS
LWW already welcomes
volunteer teams to its training
center in Oxford, Miss., and
now it also provides training in
the construction and operation
of its water systems on the West
Coast at Calvin Crest Confer-
ence Center in Oakhurst, Calif.
A grant of $40,000 through
the Heiserman Grant Program
of the General Assembly Mis-
sion Council has provided funds
to construct infrastructure at
Calvin Crest and to help pur-
• Heiserman grant of $40,000 boosts training at Calvin Crest
chase training equipment.
Toya Richards, a student at Lou-
isville Presbyterian Theological Semi-
nary, writes frequently for Presbyterian
News Service.
Full story:
• California church extends LWW’s mission into Laos
By PAUL FRIESEN
Lao Partners, a ministry of
University Presbyterian Church
in Fresno, Calif., has joined to-
gether with LEC (the Lao Evan-
gelical Church)to provide medi-
cal care and equipment, English
language classes, and church
leadership training.
In their work together they
became aware of the need for
clean water for drinking and
food preparation. In 2008 they
began to address the water issue
directly by working with LWW.
Reprinted from the Missions Con-
nection publication of the General As-
sembly Mission Council, PCUSA.
Paul Friesen is regional liaison for Laos,
Cambodia and Vietnam.
Full story:
• Tennessee Rotarians sign up for training at CleanWater U
“It’s an emotional time. It’s
a moving event,” said William
Milam, Dominican Republic
network coordinator for Living
Waters of the World at a recent
breakfast session of Bradley
Sunrise Rotary Club in Cleve-
land, Tenn.
Several members of the Sun-
rise Rotary have already signed
up for the clean water training
course — titled Clean Water U
—with LWW in May in Oxford,
Miss.
“Some systems have now
been in continuous production
for a decade,” Milam said.
This article was published in the
Cleveland Daily Banner
, Cleve-
land, Tenn.
Full story: