The group, Covenant Church , Omaha , Nebraska asked me to go to Sudan
I was left to test water in the refugee camp, including the United Nations compound and the Southern Sudanese Army compound. I traveled on motorcycle with Samuel one and Samuel two. My other water team's name was John, he became John one and I was John two.
Eight out of 10 wells and were contaminated. This lead to a training on how to make chlorine from salt, I am sure over fifty people attended and all wanted a system. I brought only eight. Each were given as a micro business with plans for reports on their activities. Up to three teams share one generator and lazy on site engineers will be replaced. Samuel one, age 23, a BO soldier since age 12 is over seeing the operation. He is a gifted leader.
Unexpected Army and Baptist Friends
We met with the Army commander. I gave him a handful of Bibles and offered to make their water safe to drink. He showed us a well that was not working because of a bad pump. He indicated the Baptist church installed this, he asked us to fix it. We went to the Church and interrupted a prayer meeting among the pastors. We asked their help on the repairs. They said to return later to talk with the well driller who lived with them and he would help. They said they were praying for Bibles for the army camp. I told them they have a handful and they asked for more for the entire group of 100.
We offered what Bibles we had.
The well was fixed and every soldier and family now have Bibles, an answer to prayers.
The Church also has started 14 churches, we have set up at least for one new church to have clean water. Also, a class of 29 pastors were being taught at the Church as they being prepared to enter service as pastors all over
I heard a baby cry into the night. The people live in a refugee camp with nothing. The child had a stomach ache from drinking bad water. I checked with the doctors and the Bishop, they said this is common. The village is 10,000 and there are 400 more villages close by. I did all I could to stop this child from yelling pain songs into the otherwise silent night and thousands more.
John Hays
