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MidWest Missionair’s first projects were directed at
evangelism. In those days “The Jesus
Film” was new to Central America and most of our efforts revolved around
showing the film in remote areas of Honduras.
During the day we did small repair projects for missionaries and
participated in feeding hungry children who lived at the city dump. |
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Then in
October 1998 an event happened that changed the thrust of our mission. Central America was hit by a 100 year
hurricane. Mitch caused what ABC news
referred to as “a flood of biblical
proportions”. The governments of the
United States, Canada, England, Switzerland, Germany as well as others sent
teams to repair the massive damage done to bridges and roads. Today the infrastructure is in better shape
than before Mitch. But tens
of thousands of people left homeless by the floods still live in make shift
shacks, squatting on land that they do not own and drinking unfit water. One of
many groups that have been working on providing clean water and housing is
Living Waters International (LWI).
LWI’s main ministry is to provide clean water to drink. Mike Gullickson drills wells and installs
water filters to this end and after clean water is available, his wife
Georgiann, an RN, administers medicine to rid children of parasites that the
bad water has caused. Providing clean
water provides a natural opening to introduce people to Jesus, the Living
Water. Occasionally,
Mike and Georgiann find a deserving family in need of a home. They raise the money and organize work
teams to get the house built. MidWest Missionair has worked with Mike and Georgiann on
several occasions to provide both water and housing.
Click here to learn how
Evelyna’s house came to be. |