The Lutheran church near Katesh's "downtown"
volunteered to host the Pastors Conference.
This church is very active, and its pastor and leadership are well respected
in the community. The pastor (as well as many others) showed huge interest in the water filter that we brought
with us to purify our drinking water. As Bob demonstrated the simple filtration
device, they exclaimed how their daily lives would be transformed by
access to such a device! Though people still must fetch buckets of water, there would be no more waiting as the water sits in a tank for a day (as the large impurities settle to the bottom); no more gathering or paying someone extra for firewood or charcoal in order to boil the water thoroughly; no more waiting for the water to cool before it may be drinkable. AND no more waste of water when the unused
water turns a bit rancid after 3 days.
Imagine! A rural Tanzanian family could be significantly
impacted for under $50! We hope to bring several of these small filtering
devices back with us when we return next year. We would love to put a few of them
in the hands of the pastors who labor tirelessly for the Kingdom.
