Dear Loved Ones,

May the peace of our Lord be with each one of you.

This pas Sunday Sept. 30, 2007, was a big day at our Baptist Church of Acul Jeanot. We were presenting the health agents of our program, Community Health Evangelism, to the entire community. The community has over 1000 people but faces many challenges: no good drinking water, no health care facilities, a very poor school that teaches only up to second year of elementary school, many persons don't have latrines!

People meet to hear about community health agents

For almost a year now we have been training some persons in the community to be Community Health Evangelists or health agents who can help their own people transform their way of life. We have already demonstrated the power of working together here by repairing the church toilet in less then three days with the local help.

In spite the fact that they had two funerals in the community many people (about 80) came to our invitation. All the social classes were present. We were honored to have the government agent with us. We presented about 15 persons who will be going door to door to explain all kind of teaching we have been able to give them.

This program has brought together Catholic, Protestants and none believers. They are coming to realize that once they all pull together their resources, their time, their will, and their skills they can accomplish more. After the meeting, every body was unanimous to recognize that clean and drinking water was the priority number one to work on in the days to come.

It started to rain when we were saying the last prayer. We walked back under the rain and got home completely wet.

Let us pray and help them get clean water and cut short on the medical bills they pay day after day on diarrhea, worms, etc. They need to dig a well where they can get clean water.

Yours truly,

Kihomi Nzunga