Water and Living Water: Pump Repair Training in Ethiopia
By Leslie Hawthorne-Klingler with Wayne Niblick, Field Trainer
 Wayne Niblack of San Jose, California, has been a volunteer Lifewater field trainer since 2006. A software analyst, he decided to become a field trainer because the basic Lifewater approach appealed to him: help communities meet their need for safe water, and while doing so, share the love and gospel of Jesus Christ. In April 2008, Wayne traveled to Ethiopia with three other Lifewater field trainers to teach Lifewater’s Hand Pump Repair course to one of Lifewater’s partners, the Mekane Yesus Church. Upon return, Wayne shared about his trip:
"One highlight was the joy and celebration of the people in the village of Doyo when we were able to repair their pump. The women of this Muslim village were absolutely beaming, and out of their limited resources offered us an abundance of food, local coffee, and thanks. One of them told us, “Your God is powerful. He has given us water.”
Another highlight was simply talking with people, especially staff members of the Mekane Yesus Church. They are quality people. As I spoke with them, I was able to see their heart for service and the gospel, and I learned about the church’s wide-ranging programs to help their country. I also enjoyed talking individually with the trainees on our rides to various water pumps we were repairing. It was a pleasure to try to understand their ways of thinking and to encourage them in their work and testimony."... Read More... |
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