Living Water International

As noted below, there will be an LWI Health and Hygiene Training coming up in October. Bay Area Fellowship has had sufficient funds contributed to LWI to be able to sponsor a well next year and we will be putting together a team from BAF to go do the drilling and health & hygiene training for this trip, tentatively scheduled for Nicaragua. We are finalizing dates on it now. If you are interested in participating, it's a good idea to try to attend a health and hygiene training session to be better able to help on this trip or any others you may be interested in.

Living Water International Participatory Health and Hygiene Training Scheduled At CCBA Office

October 2nd and 3rd, 2009

About Living Water International
Living Water International exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience “living water”—the gospel of Jesus Christ—which alone satisfies the deepest thirst. LWI is an implementer of participatory, community-based water solutions indeveloping nations, and is currently at work in India, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya,Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Nigeria, Central AfricanRepublic, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Romania, Haiti, Brazil, Peru, Panama,Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico.In addition, LWI’s training programs in shallow well drilling, pump repair, andhygiene education have equipped thousands of volunteers and professionals in thebasics of integrated water solutions since 1997.

Health and Hygiene
Living Water International believes that drilling a well isn’t enough. Having a clean water source is essential to the health of a village; however, if clean water is carried home in a dirty container and children aren’t taught to wash their hands, disease will continue to be a concern. Living Water International is committed to providing–at minimum–an introduction to health and hygiene principles at every new well we drill. The combination of clean water and hygiene education reduces the number of deaths caused by diarrheal diseases by an average of 65%. Get involved by attending a Health and Hygiene Training.


Health & Hygiene Training
LWI offers a hands-on training seminar in health and hygiene education that utilizes the Participatory Learning method. Each participant is equipped to guide a local village through the principles and practices of hygiene and sanitation, demonstrating how these lead to improved health. Each course lasts two days, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days.


- How to involve the community in identifying their needs and find solutions, causing them to take ownership of the process.

- How diseases are transmitted and how to prevent transmission.

- Simple water purification methods.

- Integration of spiritual truth into lessons about physical wellness

- Principle concepts about the importance of latrines & basic understanding of sanitation.

- Relationship development


Topics include:Importance of hand washing, Keeping water clean, Germs, Nutrition, Oral hygiene, Daily hygiene behavior changes, Keeping ourselves clean, Oral re-hydration skills, and more.


Registration:Registration in the Health and Hygiene Training Program requires the completion of a registration form and submission of payment. Seminars fill quickly, so register early.


Corpus Christi LWI Training Dates: October 2nd and 3rd, 2009
Location: Corpus Christi Baptist Association Office
4914 Greenwood Drive (across from Sam's)
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Cost: $80 per person

Snacks and lunch will be provided by a local sponsor both days



Go to the Living Water International Web site for registration: http://water.cc/ Any questions about the training session should be directed to

LWI: Jodi Mohney
616-748.6073 office

Jodi@water.ccLiving Water International

See JANE Connect News

Dear Leaders,

I hope you have had a wonderful summer vacation! And I hope that you managed to stay cooled off! Fall is here so it is time to...
See JANE Go!

We are having our Fall kickoff event on September 9th from 6:30 to 8:00. YOU MUST COME TO THIS EVENT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE LEADING A JANES HOMETEAM AND BE REPRESENTED AT THE EXPO. I pray that I see all of you there! And many more!! You are doing a great service to the women of BAF and our community!


BEVY NEWS!

Girls, JANES is growing like crazy! I am so blessed to be a part of this wonderful group of Godly women! Thank you for the privilege of being your Bevy / Hometeam Coordinator! Because we are growing, we are also changing. It is time for some pruning. We have outgrown Bevies. It is time to go to the next level. We hope that these specialized small interest groups would become a natural part or growth from your friendships and bonds created with other JANES. We no longer wish them to be a structured event but a natural one. Please continue "hangin" with your girls. I have explained it to my scrapbooking group and we are going to continue to get together! We really feel this is God's leading and that more fruit will produced in other parts of JANES! Thank you all so very much for your service to BAF and to GOD!
We are continuing with JANES Hometeams so if you feel led to facilitate one, please let me know!!

Happy Happy Day,

See JANE Connect