Water Missions Update

Organizations that we are in discussion with include:

World Vision, Convoy of Hope (Hope for Haiti), Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, Samaritans Purse, Baptist Haiti Mission/Global Outreach, World Relief, Americares, Adventist University of Haiti, YWAM, Food For The Poor, Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic, Engineering Ministries International, World Relief, Canadian DART, Salvation Army, USAID, Cure International, Good Samaritan Haitian Alliance Church, Operation Mobilization, Tabernacle of Glorie Church, Blue Ridge for Christ.


Day 12 (January 24th)

Living Water Treatment Systems in Haiti Count: 12 – 9 installed (in response to the earthquake). Each units costs approximately $8,000 and provides sustainable water for 3,000.

A second LWTS was brought online at the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Port au Prince International. Projects Director, Andre Mergenthaler, is settling in after a long bus ride from Santo Domingo Dick Johnson (WMI volunteer still in the DR) is still stationed in Santo Domingo assisting with customs clearance and transportation of the equipment being airlifted into Santo Domingo. The equipment coming in consists of a water system due to arrive today and the solar pumps due to arrive Wednesday (they were originally due to arrive yesterday).

We are looking to move equipment to a new partner organization for storage purposes. The new partner is a Mennonite group known as Blue Ridge for Christ and they have a centrally located secure compound that we will be moving goods to starting tomorrow. Please pray that this relationship continues to develop. This is a great group that we have been in communication with for a long time.
We are still exploring options for moving equipment into Haiti. As you can see we are running short on available systems and need to see something happen fast. We will be meeting Monday morning to see how we can fast track additional equipment into Haiti.

The truck and trailer were not unloaded due to congestion and we are still waiting to receive the goods as of 9PM Sunday evening. The 10 LWTSs that were due to arrive today have been delayed. These systems were being moved via navy vessel and were supposed to be positioned at GITMO and then airlifted into Haiti.

The current requests for water systems are as follows:

Samaritans Purse – 12
Operation Blessing – 20
Food for the Poor – 21
Convoy of Hope – 20
Adventist University of Haiti – 3
World Relief – 1-5
Operation Mobilization – 6
Morning Glory Church – 1
God's Little Angels (orphanage) – 1
Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic – 1 (for a staging station at the bordertown of Jimani)
Family Health Ministries (Leogane and Blanchard Clinics) - 1
Grace Childrens Hospital (Carrefour) - 2

George C. Greene IV, PE
VP International Programs
Water Missions International
Direct Dial: 843-266-4965
Phone: 843-769-7395 ext. 205
Fax: 843-763-6082
ggreeneiv@watermissions.org
www.watermissions.org