Every day 5,000 people die due to water transmied dis-
ease. Unlike the 239 people who perished recently on i!ht 3"0, they die lar!ely unno#ced. $ost die in hum%le rural homes ra- ther than a mul#-million dollar aircra&. 'esus no#ces and (e sends us, his )ollowers to respond. *e can make a di+erence, -everal na#onal missions in Ecuador, .eru, /olom%ia, 0olivia and 1)rica desire to develop sustaina%le, /hrist-centered com- munity development ministries respondin! to the needs o) clean water, sanita#on and hy!iene2 and have invited us to help them. *e want to work alon!side some o) these !roups to accomplish their ministry !oals. 3n!oin! prepara#on o) youn! en!ineers and other pro)essionals is key to accomplishin! this task. *e provide technical assistance )or communi#es to make their wa- ter source pota%le and to %uild distri%u#on systems to make the clean water conveniently availa%le 245". May 2014
0ruce 6 /herith 7yd%eck I [Jehovah], provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen, the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise. Isaiah 43:20 & 21 In March, the community of Quislag Grande re- stored operaon to their water system which was damaged last year. A training seminar in Quislag Grande will help this community beer maintain and protect their water supply. Are you rering? 8o, 3ur callin! and vision remain the same. *e chan!ed our status with 7each 0eyond 9)ormerly (/'0 :lo%al; in order to work directly with na#onal !roups re<ues#n! help in rural water supply and sanita#on ministry. Do you need ongoing nancial support? =es, *e plan to con#nue in )ull-#me ministry un#l 0ruce turns "0 as lon! as :od provides health, stren!th and re- sources. *e are now a>liated with World Outreach Ministries as we move into this ne?t phase o) ministry. 8ew dona#on in)orma#on is on the %ack pa!e.
Ecuadorian Mission CODEINSE chooses Name @he indi!enous !roup with whom we partner in Ecua- dor, /3AEB8-E, chose the name, Kawsaypak Yaku 9pronouncedC cow-si!h-pock yah coo; which means DEi)e- :ivin! *aterF in Gichwa. @his reects their !oal o) assis#n! rural communi#es with clean water supply as well as pre- parin! leaders )or /hrist-centered childrenHs pro!rams, edu- ca#onal tutorin!, and youth ministry. *e will assist them in %uildin! a )ollow-up pro!ram )or rural water systems which )or#Ies churches and communi- #es. E)rain $orocho, a water technician who has served with us )or J3 years, par#cipates in the leadership. Calvin College, Engineering nli!ited Ges Involved @he laer part o) $ay, we will host a ministry team o) si? en!ineerin! students and two pro)essors )rom /alvin /olle!e, :rand 7apids, $B, who are par#cipa#n! in the de- si!n and studies )or the /urahuasi, .eru water system, where the iospi !uyana mission hospital ministers. 0ruce and E)rain 9a Gichwa water technician; provide the trainin! and direc#on )or this proKect. Seminar !or "asors# $ives in %o&a @he associa#on o) pastorsH wives invited /herith to di- rect Ive sessions at their retreat in EoKa, the southernmost city in Ecuador, $ay JL-JM. .lease pray that these women will %e encoura!ed and renewed to return inspired and re- )reshed )or the heavy demands o) ministry with their hus- %ands. .ray )or /herith to e+ec#vely minister to them.
Where in the world are "ruce # $herith? @hese past three months have own %y. Bt is our Koy to connect and pray with many o) you in homes and churches. Aurin! this home ministry assi!nment year, we con#nue to connect with )amily, )riends and donors2 !ive presenta#ons on the ministry2 and develop media to move )orward with %i&e 'i(ing Water. 3ur starter house in 1rlin!ton is our %ase when we are in the U-. 3ur plan this year is to maintain a small apartment in Nuito so that we can con#nue to oversee some aspects o) water proKects ministry2 develop a )ollow up pro!ram )or community water systems2 and work alon!side Kawsaypak Yaku as they move )orward. "he leaders of #$%I&!% are commied to building a strong #hrisan ministry to ser'e rural communies. /ontact in)orma#on 0ruce 6 /herith 7yd%eck M0 .aul 7evere 7oad 1rlin!ton, $1 024"L
This ministry is supported through the generosity of individuals and churches. /ontri%u#ons can %e made to 7yd%eck ministry account P295 0y mailC $orld Oureach Minisries .3 0o? 0 $ariea, :1 300LJ /hecks should %e made out toC *orld 3utreach $inistries 0y phoneC /all @oll QreeC J-M00-M32-*37A 9J-M00-M32-9L"3; 3n-lineC www.worldoutreach.or! /lick - A381@E 83*5A381@E 38EB8E, /lick - $issionaries57yd%eck, 0ruce 6 /herith R Ecuador Bruce & Cherith
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