the camp. Women and children would walk 3 kilometers carrying jugs of
water. These jugs of water are used for everything… drinking, cooking,
cleaning, laundry, occasional bathing…
The Polish Embassy dug a borehole and installed a pump in the Jikaze
IDP camp about 2 kilometers away from Camp Vision. The water was so hot
(140 degrees Fahrenheit) that the first pump they installed melted.
Months later (and a few headaches with customs), a new $20,000 pump was
installed that could handle the heat. On October 5th, we
went to the water pump dedication in the Jikaze camp and rejoiced with
them as the water filled the holding tanks. This meant that not only did
the Jikaze camp have water, but they would now be able to channel water
to Camp Vision and other camps through connected piping!
Our team helped get pipes, and members from the community put them in
the ground to connect a tank in Camp Vision to the water source.
Now, nearly 4 years later… Camp Vision has WATER!!!!
We rejoice and praise God for providing! We
never cease to be amazed by His provision. We realize that on our own
there is no way we would have been able to get water to Camp Vision in a
year and a half… God began this process long before we got here and
used us as a final step to make it happen!
There is WATER in Camp Vision!!!”
