of the Appalachian water treatment system.
By BILL BOWMAN
What could be better than a bright, crisp morning in late winter on the shore of Watts Bar Lake in East Tennessee? The sun is shining, the air is brisk, and the sound of geese can be heard in the distance.
Well, what could be better is a group of Christians coming together at the John Knox Center on Watts Bar Lake, to learn about Living Waters for
the World and its work in Appalachia.
The weekend gathering was hosted by the Appalachia Network
Coordinating Team, with about 55 in attendance.
Folks came from as far away as Alabama, Mississippi, New York, and Virginia. Despite the distances traveled, and the differences in
experience, a sense of "community"
was achieved as people came together to learn new things about in-home
water treatment systems in the region.
Discussions were held on topics as diverse as education and spiritual nurturing, how a new geographic area gets developed, and how treatment systems can be made sustainable.
The coordinating team was especially excited that several churches indicated an interest in joining the network as Covenant Church partners.
Many individuals planned to go back to their churches and share the "good news" about what is happening within the Network and how water contamination issues are being addressed in the Appalachian region.
Bill Bowman of Bardstown Road
Presbyterian Church in Louisville,
Ky., is moderator of the Appalachia
Network Coordinating Team.
here's a current roster
By BILL REED
While LWW tries to have a presence at major events — most notably the PCUSA General Assembly — the word often is spread most effectively through presentations
at individual churches. LWW supporters continue to be active in those venues. We urge all LWW supporters to be alert for opportunities to spread the word.
We seek to maintain a list of these presentations; if you're asked to tell the LWW story, or if you have any questions or suggestions of places we
should go, please contact
willmreed@aol.com.
The web site, www.livingwatersfortheworld.org, contains a PowerPoint
presentation and a couple of videos that can form the basis of a talk. However, any presentation or display
should include one's personal experience. What follows is a partial list of people and places:
William Milam, New Providence
Presbyterian, Maryville, Tenn., August
2010
Presbyterian, Athens, Ga., September
2010
Dave Parks, Providence Presbyterian,
Southaven, Miss., January 2011
Mark Vanciel, Trinity Presbyterian,
Stockton, Calif., January 2011
Jerry & Verniece Goode, St. Charles
Avenue Presbyterian, New Orleans,
January 2011
Todd Jenkins, First Presbyterian,
Murfreesboro, Tenn., January 2011
Bill Jansing, Church on the Bayou
Presbyterian, Florida, February 2011
Jerry & Verniece Goode, First Presbyterian, Pascagoula, Miss., February 2011
John Guice, Covenant Presbyterian,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 2011
Bill Reed Limestone Presbyterian,
Wilmington, Del., April 2011
Katy Bedunnah, Covenant Presbyterian, Austin, Texas, May 2011 Joanie Lukins, Second Presbyterian, Knoxville, Tenn., May 2011
Bill Reed of Dover, Del., coordinates
volunteer and staff LWW presentations for the Development and
Awareness Team.
