Day 2 In Marare...

The hygeine lesson that was put together by Shirley, Mandy and Jennie went fabulous. While we had some trouble early on overcoming the language barrier, when we got to this part of the lesson, God really stepped in and oversaw that the people in the village got the message about cleanliness.

Not only did the children 'get it,' but the Mother's in the group put the icing on the cake when a representive came up on the fly and stated that "While they were never really concerned about washing hands after using the latrine, the parents would be stepping up to ensure that the {buck stops here}. And that this won't be an overnite process, they are committed to providing a healthier solution to their children's needs when it comes to disease and germ protection.

I'd say that's a praise item worth noting for God.

Further, I had mentioned earlier that the village purchased four wells. This goes back to last years Christmas present from Northgate Baptist Church to Marare in which the Edmonton church helped to provide a solution for clean drinking water. The church at the time thought that we were only purchasing one source of clean water, a well. In turn, the village was able to secure four clean sources with the money donated and there are four wells, accessible to the entire community in which all of them have access.

Nice job Northgate.