How far would you walk?
Those of you who follow my blog regularly, know that summertime (our winter) is extra busy for us as we always host several mission teams. This year is no exception, and we are excited about the coming weeks and all that will be happening!
Last week, we had our first team arrive. Mel and Mandy are single women from the UK who have been working about four hours north of us for the past three years. They brought with them a team of local Christians and on Thursday we all headed out to one of the villages. Mandy is a nurse, so with her help and with donations given through The ECHO Project, we were able to give out vitamins and worm medicine and treat some basic health concerns.
We also took with us several of the disciples we work with to start building a house for one of the Christians who lost hers in a recent fire. Once again, we are so thankful for the generosity of those who have given to The ECHO Project as it allowed us to buy the supplies needed to build her house. She is a single mom (her husband recently left her) with five children so this is a huge blessing to her.
So how far would you walk for water?
Scott was humbled when they went to get water to build the foundation and realized just how far people have to walk. Watch this video to find out just how far.
How far would you walk? 18 miles for water from Lisa Harris on Vimeo.
Be a blessing!
Lisa
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Jun 08, 2011 06:49AM
This is SO Mozambique. Not Swaziland. Not South Africa. You make me homesick, Lisa.
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Ah...Come for a visit! You're always welcome. :-)
How close are you to Beira? Steve will be teaching there next January.
It's at least a nine hour drive. Not very close. Will you be coming as well?
Not if it's a 9 hour drive to you. If you were close, it would have been motivation. I will probably stay in South Africa and work with my kids in the township while Steve comes and goes with various responsibilities.
Where will you be in SA? I don't get there near as much as I would like to. :-) We have lots of friends from our time living there.
We used to live in Kempton Park, but now that we don't have our own house, most of the mission is in Edenvale (East Rand) so we are normally in a guest flat there. I then work with kids in Tembisa and Alex, taking books and/or teaching life skills.
We lived in the West Rand. I really loved living there! I'm sure you'll make a wonderful impact on the kids.
