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| "And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." | |||
There were two teams this year. The first team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan, Hayden Boyd, Tim Exley, Ray Fritts, Ed King, Joel Magee, Ken Manwaring, Steve & Darla McKeown, Jim Nussbaumer, Meg Presley, Cassie Ratliff, Jerry Roush, Greg Sesler, Annette Smith, Hugh & Paulette Stempfley and Pete Vanderveen was there from Sept 18th thru Oct 9th.
The second team, Tom & Jocelyn Logan, Paul Adams, Tony Castillo, Dan & Ellen Doshier, Tim Exley, Mara Fienhold, Doug Kee, Bob Koster, Bill Krech, Charles Lewis, Rene Moquin, Calvin Morris, Jim Nussbaumer, Patti Nussle, Meg Presley, Betty Samelson, Dick Stracke and Stephen Woxland was there from Oct 9th thru Oct 30th.
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TEAM ONE: Rear - from left to right:
Middle - from left to right: Front - from left to right:
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Tom Logan, Marion, Illinois, covered most of the entire region installing wells and coordinating everyone!!
Jocelyn Logan , Marion, Illinois, helped plan and coordinate the work of our mission team & worked with the local accounting folks. .
Hayden Boyd, Davidson, North Carolina, on his sixth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Tim Exley, Roswell, Georgia, on his fourth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Ray Fritts, North East, Pennsylvania, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Joel Magee, Erie, Pennsylvania, on his fourth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Ken Manwaring, Thomasville, Georgia, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Darla McKeown, Herrin, Illinois, on her second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Steve McKeown, Herrin, Illinois, on his fourth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Jim Nussbaumer, Estes Park, Colorado on his thirteenth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Meg Presley, Birmingham, Alabama, on her sixth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Cassie Ratliff, Birmingham, Alabama, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Jerry Roush, Quincy, Illinois, on his tenth trip with MMM, redesigned the pump, worked on manufacturing it and installed shallow wells.
Greg Sesler, Erie, Pennsylvania, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Annette Smith, Quincy, Illinois, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Hugh Stempfley, Marion, Illinois, on his second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Paulette Stempfley, Marion, Illinois, on her second trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Pete Vanderveen, Estes Park, Colorado, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
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Front - from left to right: Not Present: |
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Tom & Jocelyn Logan, Jim Nussbaumer, Tim Exley and Meg Presley stayed over for the second team as well.
Paul Adams, Monticello, Illinois, on his sixth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Tony Castillo, Denver, Colorado, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Dan Doshier, Yellville, Arkansas, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Ellen Doshier, Yellville, Arkansas, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Mara Fienhold, Marion, Illinois, on her first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Doug Kee, Plymouth, Michigan,on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Bob Koster,Northridge, California, on his fifth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Bill Krech, Thomasville, Georgia, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
St. Simons Island, Georgia, on his fifth trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.Rene Moquin, Estes Park, Colorado on his third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Calvin Morris, Collierville, Tennessee, on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Patti Nussle, Columbus, Ohio, on her third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Betty Samelson, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on her third trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Richard Stracke, Pardeeville, Wisconsin on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
Stephen Woxland, Pardeeville, Wisconsin on his first trip with MMM, installed shallow wells.
This was another challenging year for us. The biggest problem was the on-going shortage of diesel fuel in Malawi. As a result of the shortage, we had to be creative in finding and storing diesel fuel. This caused some problems with contaminated fuel, sometimes disabling our trucks. It also significantly increased some of our costs, such as for cement, due to transportation problems. We bought 1 new Landcruiser pickup which gave us a total of 16 pickups plus the 13 passenger van that can also be used to install pumps. The vehicles were all in good condition and we needed them all to keep our operation moving.
This was the first year we installed all of the wells using newly redesigned pump parts and the quality was great and the ease of use of the new parts was evident to all. The new parts, the foot valve and plunger, were designed by our own Jerry Roush and were manufactured in our workshop at Embangweni.
The best understanding of the impact of the trip can be found in first hand accounts from some of the team members.
"Our Life is Defined By Moments Unexpected" by Paul Adams
"What Happens After the Trucks Drive Away and the Singing and Dancing Stop?" by Hayden Boyd
"Short and Sweet" by Dan and Ellen Doshier
"The Cost of Water" by Bill Krech
"Safe Drinking Water Means Life" by Charles Lewis
"Why Do We Do What We Do?" by Tom Logan
"Come to Malawi, Tanzania & Zambia -Part #4" by Joel Magee
"Producing Our Own Parts" by Jerry Roush
"Why I Returned" by Hugh Stempfley
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