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Welcome
to Living Waters International
Wonderful
Progress is being made in the Villages
See
our Summer 2008 update below
Currently
we are working in Kenya, Africa where we assist
the small communities of Kaswanga and Wanyama,
two fishing villages on
the eastern shores of heavily polluted Lake
Victoria.
These
people have had no clean drinking water, no
clean water for medical care and due to heavy
drought conditions that have plagued the area
for the past five years, no practical way to
water their small gardens. The water tank you
see above was provided by Living Waters and
those who support us. Many more such systems
are desperately needed in the region.
These
communities are home to approximately 1000 orphan
children who are living
in "child-run" homes which have no
clean water or adequate food.
These
children do not live in orphanages, as there
are no adults to care for or supervise them.
Living
Waters is committed to reducing the incidence
of orphaned children and providing them with
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When
we started out, There were four schools
within a two mile radius that had either
no clean water or no water at all. Three
of the schools had virtually no teaching
aids, including text books, paper or writing
utensils. One of the school buildings has
never been completed and lacks bare necessitites
such as windows and doors.
The
medical clinic has extremely limited medical
supplies or equipment. The surgical theater
and labor and delivery rooms lack sterile
equipment. This is the only medical facility
within a six-hour drive, if even an automobile
transport could be arranged.
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"Island
people from 25 miles away were asking about
the garden at Kaswanga. This provided a
wonderful opportunity to explain God’s
love and might. I explained there were two
things that made the garden so great. One,
was it required a certain amount of water
which is provided through drip irrigation
and the second was God’s power and
love."
Daryl
Oft- founder of Living Waters
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With
the help of Living Waters and all who support
us, the villagers
will have unlimited clean water, adequate
medical care, drip irrigation gardens for
food, educational assistance and orphan aid.
The
compound now has 26,000 liters of stored water
capacity and an improved water purification
system.
There are 15,000 liter tanks that store water
for garden irrigation and water purification
for the feeding center. There is another 11,000
liters of water storage for the local church
and community around the church.
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Wonderful
Progress is being made in the Villages |
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The
Feeding Center is now operational and the children
are now being fed 5 days a week. |
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The
Solar Oven has arrived and is now being used to bring
wonderful breads and other recipes to the people of
Kaswanga |

The
Living Waters Garden is now producing more
foods for the people.
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The
first meals are being served at the new Feeding
Center.
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Beets
are harvested after only 6 weeks.
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