2005 Mission Trip Report

The 2005 Marion Medical Mission Team installed 847 shallow wells with 84 more finished after they left, bringing the total to  931 wells. They also preached in a number of churches, presented workshops in several schools and assisted at the schools and hospital.  

There were two teams this year. The first team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan,  Linda Allen, Tom and Karen Dragano, Marty and Helen Wilson, Gary Lewis, Robin Scott, Paul Adams and Rev. Roger Holmes, was there from Sept 30th thru Oct 23rd.  The Second team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan,   Rev. Jeff Grote, Joyce Heath , Jim Nussbaumer, Stuart Clark, Gary Lewis, George Lewis, Jerry Roush, Rev. Marlin Otte, Andy West and Ron Shult, was there from Oct 23rd thru Nov 13th. 

Linda Allen, Marion, Illinois worked in the schools leading workshops for the teachers

Jocelyn Logan, Marion, Illinois, helped plan and coordinate the work of our mission team, as well drove a truck installing wells.

Tom Logan,  Marion, Illinois, covered most of the entire region installing wells and coordinating everyone!!

Tom Dragano, Ft. Collins, Colorado, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Karen Dragano, Ft. Collins, Colorado, on her second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Marty Wilson, Loveland, Colorado, on his second trip with MMM,  installed shallow wells.

Helen Wilson, Loveland, Colorado, installed shallow wells.

Paul Adams, Monticello, Illinois, installed shallow wells.

Rev. Roger Holmes, Marion, Illinois, installed shallow wells.

Robin Scott, Jacksonville, Florida, installed shallow wells.

Gary Lewis, Quincy, Illinois, on his second trip with MMM headed up north and installed shallow wells.

Gary Lewis,  Tom Logan and Jocelyn Logan stayed over for the second team as well.

Rev. Jeff Grote, Decatur, Illinois, in his second trip with MMM, preached and baptized in addition to driving and installing shallow wells.

Joyce Heath, Decatur, Illinois, presented health and safety workshops in the schools.

Jim Nussbaumer, Loveland, Colorado on his seventh trip with MMM, installed shallow wells. 

George Lewis, Quincy, Illinois, on his second trip with MMM installed shallow wells.

Rev. Marlin Otte, Marion, Illinois, installed shallow wells in Tanzania.

Andy West, Marion, Illinois, installed shallow wells in Tanzania.

Ron Shult, Shelbyville, Illinois, installed shallow wells.

Jerry Roush, Quincy, Illinois, installed shallow wells in Zambia.

Stuart Clark, Champaign, Illinois, installed shallow wells. 

Again, this year the work went very well with less vehicle problems, we rented one extra vehicle to keep 7 vehicles working in the field.  This year, the quality of the pump parts was much improved, although we had problems with pipe quality and with our aggressive installation plans (over 900 wells targeted), we had some challenges getting all the parts where and when we wanted. Even with these challenges, we were able to install everything that was built on time. 

The best understanding of the impact of the trip can be found in first hand accounts from some of the team members. 

Tom Logan- The Most Wonderful MissionTrip Ever

Paul Adams - Pastor Mary's Well
    Paul Adams has written a very interesting BLOG - check it out

Stuart Clark - Passing Out the Bread

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