Mission Trip Successful!
Clean fresh well water is flowing at the JeLA orphanage and school and this water is supplying the surrounding village of Limbé, Haiti, with water as well!
A solar-powered water treatment system was just installed, thanks to a team from ChristChurch Presbyterian Bellaire, Leonié Tchoconté from St. John’s (John Freeman had to cancel at the last minute), Bellaire SW Houston Rotarians and also thanks to the generous contributions of St. John’s, ChristChurch and the Community of the Servant Savior Presbyterian members and two Houston Rotary Clubs, New Covenant Presbytery, and Living Waters for the World.
The JeLA orphanage and school has about 150 regular students and its ranks had swollen due to the recent earthquake. The village of Limbé is located near Cap Haitian on the north coast of Haiti. Prior to the installation of the water treatment system the only source of drinkable water was a small spring whose flow had dwindled to a trickle. People have also been drinking from a small river that is also used for washing and bathing. People have had to walk about a half mile to get water, carrying water buckets on their heads.
Leonié will provide more details of the mission trip at a presentation to the congregation in November. In the meantime plans are being made to look for other ways to assist JeLA.
One possibility is to dedicate the contributions to the Heifer booth at the St. John’s Living Gift Market to be held November 21. JeLA desperately needs means of sustainability, and a cow or goat provided by Heifer through St. John’s would be an excellent resource. More on this later.
Thanks again to St. Johners who made the gift of Living Waters available to the poor children of JeLA and Limbé!
— John Freeman
