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In mid July, Water4 had the opportunity to join forces with Pastor Simone and eleven members of Spring Branch Community Church of Virginia Beach, as we traveled to Togo to initiate a partnership with Pastor Michael and his active church located inside the impoverished area of Kovie.

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While Water4 was still in Uganda in August, we were able to spend time in Gulu, Uganda with our friends at Restore International (who we worked with and trained back in March 2010 with Pros For Africa).

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By one of those circumstances that only God can engineer, Water4 was able to connect with Mission Direct U.K. in August 2010.  Mission Direct has a school, among other projects, in Rukungiri, Uganda.

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From Jonathan White, Director of Operations for World Vision/Angola, a Water4 partner:

“The well was drilled in the centre of Huambo City at the Baptist Church Childrens Centre and with high potential for demonstration of the technology. The installation took 4 days with drilling to a total depth of 17.5 metres

The well is yielding 440 litres per hour of clean water and this is expected to increase. We will undertake tests for water quality with the provincial authorities.”

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We received word from the guys in Rwanda that the 3rd well they drilled, which Caleb Holsey, Water4 project manager got to see firsthand and described the water coming out as “crystal,” has been tested and approved for human use by the Rwandan water authorities.  This well is estimated to serve up to 500 people.  For more on this story, you can go read more here.

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How Easy Does the Pump Work? from Water4 Foundation on Vimeo.

Water4 recently participated in a joint project with B.A.R.H.D. (Bushenyi Alliance for Rural Health and Development) for a well near what is known as the Dr. B. Medical Clinic in Kyeibanga, Uganda.  The Dr. B. Medical Clinic, and now the Mrs. B. Maternity Ward, are a result of JoAnn Belknap’s dedication of her time and resources after the death of her husband, well known and well loved Norman doctor, Hal Belknap.  The drill kit and other material were made possible by Wishing Well: Water for the World.

The well was drilled and completed over 4 days in mid July and will serve not only the water needs for the Dr. B. Medical Clinic/Mrs. B. Maternity Ward, but also the people who live in Kyeibanga, Uganda.  Pictures and video when they become available.

Conditioning the Well

Garnett Church of Christ is partnering with The Kibo Group (kibogroup.org) and Water4.org to drill water wells in Uganda.

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Earlier this year, Water4, in conjunction with Oklahoma Christian University and Wishing Well Africa, got together with graduate students and undergraduate students from Rwanda who are currently going to Oklahoma Christian University.  After walking the students through the Water4 technology, they decided to form a group, Rwandans4Water, and spend the summer piloting a drill project in Rwanda.  (more…)

Garnett Church of Christ is partnering with The Kibo Group (kibogroup.org) and Water4.org to drill water wells in Uganda. Greg Taylor and his family are taking a Water4 kit to Uganda to explore ways to use these human-powered tools in the effort to provide water to villages where Greg, his wife, and a mission team have planted churches for the last 16 years.

Greg is now the preacher for the Garnett Church of Christ and leading an effort to make people aware of the need for both clean water and the living water that comes through Jesus Christ.  You can keep up with the adventure here.

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Water4, working with Jack Roberts of e3 Partners, recently dug a water well that is bringing clean water to school children and a new church in Ventanas, Eduador.

“Just drilling a well in a community where there is limited fresh water can be a blessing to everyone who lives there,” says Jack. (more…)