WAW Wednesday: "Water Project Improving Life for Our Belize Friends"

"The Word at Work is a ministry that mobilizes churches and individuals to answer God's call to minister to those in need," writes Rev. Tim Tam, Director of the Amarillo, Texas-based ministry. "Through our relationships, God reveals needs and opportunities for service. As we come along side the poor, new friendships develop and doors for ministry open. As we serve, God provides the resources to supply for the needs he reveals."

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Water Project Improving Life for Our Belize Friends

Hi Friends -

Last week we shared the flurry of activity going on in Belize. But, I failed to share with you one of the most important things that happened!

We received a notification from the Rural Health Educator in Southern Belize about a cholera outbreak. Some of the villagers in a Mayan Village called Crique Jute (Snail Creek) were sick ... water pumped out of the ground was discolored ... some villagers were getting their water out of the creek ... So, part of the mission team from FPC LaJolla grabbed a supply of Sawyer water filters from our warehouse and headed south to assist.

The Village chairman and the Acalde (mayor) gathered everyone at the school for an education session and then distributed filters to each family. Our presentation consisted of the use and maintenance of the Sawyer Filter. Per our request, one of the pastors from the village delivered a message based on the passage from the Gospel of John 4:13-14. “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water I shall give to him will never thirst it shall become in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life.”

Our clean water project began as the dream of Jack Maxwell, a friend and Rotarian from Oklahoma, to see Belize as the first country - perhaps in history of the world - where everyone has access to potable water.

The first phase was to get filtered water in all the schools and children's homes in the country. The current phase is to provide clean water for families in villages where the water is contaminated or of poor quality. Working with the government we are able to identify and prioritize which villages have the greatest need.

The Sawyer filter is amazing. It's about as big as your fist, No parts to ever replace, and can provide clean water for a family for a lifetime for less than $35. Thousands of filters were purchased due to the fundraising efforts of Rotary international.

Here's what you can do:

• Donate $35 and give an entire family clean water for a lifetime.
• Donate $3500 and rescue an entire village.
• Get your church to send a team to Belize to help with this project ... Distribute filters and Preach the good news.

Prayers for this Week:

• Praise for the groups who served in Belize in June ... may their experience continue to strengthen their local church and bring them closer to God and His call to be the hands and feet of Christ.
• Seven teams serving in Belize in the month of July! We praise God for His people...we ask for stamina, strength, and patience for our staff serving these teams!
• New churches to join us in our work in Belize and increased financial support to keep us up and running.

Blessings
TT (Tim Tam) The Word at Work

ps: Our Ministry Associate team gathers school supplies, toys, and stuffed animals through out the year ... we've discovered blankets are an ongoing need as well, so please be saving them, too. Click here to learn more about becoming a TW@W Ministry Associate, or get in touch with Tim Hagen for more information!

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Speaking from my own first-hand experience - working side-by-side with Tim, Kenny and our brothers and sisters in Belize - won't you give thoughtful, prayerful consideration to supporting the efforts of Tim, the Word At Work staff and their partners? Please please fill out this Commitment Card and return it to their office!

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