2007 Mission Trip Report

The 2007 Marion Medical Mission Team installed 1289 shallow wells with  another 167 finished after they left for a total of at least 1456 wells completed. They also preached in a number of churches, presented workshops in several schools and assisted at the schools.  The wells included over 200 in Tanzania and 150 in Zambia with the rest in Malawi.

There were two teams this year. The first team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan, Rev. Jeff Grote, Meg Presley,  Gary Lewis, Bob Ashley, Hayden Boyd,  Don Klug, Ken Reed, Rev. Wayne Shelksohn, Charles Lewis, Bob Koster, Ron Shult, Shelby and Marjorie Brownfield, Hanna Hjord and Jim Nussbaumer, was there from Sept 23rd thru Oct 14th.  The Second team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan,   Marty and Helen Wilson  Jim  & Carol Nussbaumer, Gary Lewis,  Rich Keller, Tim Exley, Paul and Jennifer Forte,  Ivey Manwaring, Scott Mead, Patti Nussle, and Charlie Stephenson  was there from Oct 14th thru Nov 4th. 

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

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

Jim Nussbaumer, Estes Park, Colorado on his ninth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells. 

Bob Ashley,  Savannah, Georgia, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Charles Lewis, St. Simons Island, Georgia, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Rev. Wayne Shelksohn, Peoria, Illinois, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Bob Koster, Northridge, California, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Hanna Hjord, Marion, Illinois, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Gary Lewis, Quincy, Illinois, on his fourth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells in Tanzania.

Don Klug, Watertown, New York, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Ken Reed, Watertown, New York, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Hayden Boyd, Davidson, North Carolina, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

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

Ron Shult, Shelbyville, Illinois, on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Meg Presley,  Birmingham, Alabama, on her second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Shelby Brownfield, Shelbyville, Illinois, on his second trip with MMM,  installed shallow wells.

Marjorie Brownfield, Shelbyville, Illinois, on her second trip with MMM, worked in the schools.

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

Carol Nussbaumer, Estes Park, Colorado, on her sixth trip with MMM, worked at the School for the Hard of Hearing.

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

Helen Wilson, Loveland, Colorado, on her third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Rich Keller, Loveland, Colorado, on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Charlie Stephenson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Ivey Manwaring, Thomasville, Georgia, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells and worked at the Deaf School.

Scott Mead, Berthoud, Colorado, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Jennifer Forte, Bend, Oregon, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Paul Forte, Bend, Oregon, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Tim Exley, Roswell, Georgia, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

Patti Nussle, Columbus, Ohio, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.

This year we added two more vehicles but one did not become available until after the teams left..   This gave us 9vehicles to use - so we had 9 teams in the field installing wells.  We also were kept scrambling with occasional vehicle breakdowns.

This year, the quality of the pump parts was much improved, although we had problems with a few parts and with our aggressive installation plans (1200 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. 

Carol Nussbaumer - "Look in the Dictionary..."

Rev. Jeff Grote - "A Little African Sharing"

Hanna Hjord - "A Warmer Heart"

Don Klug - "The Pied Piper of Malawi"

Tom Logan - "Another Extraordinary Mission Trip Blessed by God"

Patti Nussle - "The Old Woman" and "The Rush"

Shelby Brownfield - "Another Successful Year"

Jennifer Forte - "Things I Learned in Malawi"

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