Living Waters in Luputa

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to see Elder and Sister Barlow's blog...

In the Congan villages
There was need for spillages
As their water was unfit
They'd a plan. They'd thought of it
To reach water far away
But, their project stopped part way ...

One hundred sixty thousand
Prayed someone would lend a hand
The L.D.S. understood
They'd resources and they could
And, then quickly the word spread
As two missionaries were soon led

To the remote Luputa
In each home the mood was up
With cheer and celebrating
And works soon delegating
The project would take phases
With faith they sounded praises

Gas- eight dollars a gallon
And mud roads to travel on
They marked the trench lines with sticks
Then with shovels, tools and picks
All the volunteers muscled
From dawn to dusk, they bustled

Without electricity
Water would flow plentily
For them, gravity worked
They labored on, no one shirked
For twenty miles they trenched
With spirits that were entrenched

Their old water was dirty
And their children were thirsty
They drew from poisoned ditches
Now, they have what enriches
They've pure water that is clean
And, love from God, they have seen

Clean water: An answer to villagers' prayers
LDS Church News
April 3, 2008
Sarah Jane Weaver
This project is still underway and is the largest of
its kind. With much thanks to Elder Frandsen
a water engineer and the missionaries- Elder and Sister Barlow