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TEAM ONE: Rear - from left to right: Front - from left to right:: |
There were two teams this year. The first team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan, Waring Blackburn, Hayden Boyd, Karen Dragano, Tom Dragano, Hanna Hjord, Ingegerd Hjord, Rob Hunter, Bob Koster, Rev. Steve McKeown, Paul Mooney, Jim Nussbaumer, Meg Presley, Betty Samelson, Andrea Taeger, Jeff Wagley, Helen Wilson, Marty Wilson, was there from Sept 21st thru Oct 12th. The Second team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan, Paul Adams, Rev. Paul Beran, Richard Bittle, Tim Exley, Vance Exley, Rev. Jeff Grote, Harry T. Jones, Don Klug, Charles Lewis, Joel Magee, Jim Nussbaumer, Russ Peterson, Court Reece, Ken Reed, Jerry Roush was there from Oct 12th thru Nov 2nd.
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TEAM ONE: Rear - from left to right: Front - from left to right:: |
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 tenth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Waring Blackburn, Clayton, New York, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Hayden Boyd, Davidson, North Carolina, on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Charles Lewis, St. Simons Island, Georgia, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Karen Dragano, Ft. Collins, Colorado, on her third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Tom Dragano, Ft. Collins, Colorado, on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Hanna Hjord, Marion, Illinois, on her second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Ingegerd Hjord, Nevada City, California, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Rob Hunter, Whitehorse, Yukon Canada, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Bob Koster, Northridge, California, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Steve McKeown, Herrin, Illinois, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Paul Mooney, Lawrenceville, Georgia, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Meg Presley, Birmingham, Alabama, on her third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Betty Samelson, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Andrea Taeger, Whitehorse, Yukon Canada, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Jeff Wagley, Marion, Illinois, on his first trip with MMM installed shallow wells.
Marty Wilson, Loveland, Colorado, on his fifth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Helen Wilson, Loveland, Colorado, on her fourth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
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Tom Logan, Jocelyn Logan and Jim Nussbaumer stayed over for the second team as well.
Paul Adams, Monticello, Illinois, on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Rev. Paul Beran, Juneau, Alaska, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Richard Bittle, Marion, Illinois, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Tim Exley, Roswell, Georgia, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Vance Exley, Big Sky, Montana, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Rev. Jeff Grote, Decatur, Illinois, on his fifth trip with MMM, preached and installed shallows wells.
Harry T. Jones, Thomasville, Georgia, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Don Klug, Watertown, New York, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Charles Lewis, St. Simons Island, Georgia, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Joel Magee, Erie, Pennsylvania, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Russ Peterson, Shelbyville, Illinois, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Court Reece, Atlanta, Georgia on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Ken Reed, Watertown, New York, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Jerry Roush, Quincy, Illinois, on his sixth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
This year we added three more vehicles (one for each country), all of which became available just as we needed them at the first of the season. This gave us 13 vehicles to use, but one was put out of action in an accident in the second week - so we had 12 teams in the field installing wells. We also were kept scrambling with occasional vehicle breakdowns.
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The biggest difficulty this year came with a vehicle accident with team 1 that put one of our trucks out of action and injured 3 of our team members, Andrea Taeger, Rob Hunter and Jeff Wagley, plus the Malawian driver, Mike Nyirenda. Thankfully, none of the injuries were life threatening and there were no broken bones, but Jeff Wagley and Rob Hunter were sore enough they were unable to continue installing wells.
The best understanding of the impact of the trip can be found in first hand accounts from some of the team members.
Tom Logan - "Battered but not Beaten"
Waring Blackburn - "Wonderful Experience"
Hayden Boyd - "Working Together"
Karen Dragano - "Malawi Memories"
Rev. Jeff Grote - "A Little African Sharing"
Hanna Hjord - "Taking Time to be Mindful This Holiday"
Rob Hunter - "A Different Experience"
Harry T. Jones - "Where did I see the face of Christ today?"
Don Klug - "How Far Would You Go to Give the Gift of Life?"
Charles Lewis - "The Intense Work of Listening"
Betty Samelson - "Monire mose! Hello Everyone"
Andrea Taeger - "Reflections on Africa"
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