tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165232673697326916.post6064933934243511373..comments2023-11-03T02:28:43.286-07:00Comments on Barlows in the DR Congo: The Luputa Water ProjectLincoln Farrell and Marilyn Barlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511096954725257149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165232673697326916.post-39485875378662304112008-06-29T17:36:00.000-07:002008-06-29T17:36:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing the pictures. It is a wonder...Thank you for sharing the pictures. It is a wonderful project. The 20 year wait is a long time. Best to you and the people in Luputa<BR/><BR/>Living Waters in Luputa<BR/><BR/>In the Congan villages<BR/>There was need for spillages<BR/>As their water was unfit<BR/>They'd a plan. They'd thought of it<BR/>To reach water far away<BR/>But, their project stopped part way ...<BR/><BR/>One hundred sixty thousand<BR/>Prayed someone would lend a hand<BR/>The L.D.S. understood<BR/>They'd resources and they could<BR/>And, then quickly the word spread<BR/>As two missionaries soon led<BR/><BR/>To the remote Luputa<BR/>In each home the mood was up<BR/>With cheer and celebrating<BR/>And works soon delegating<BR/>The project would take phases<BR/>With faith they sounded praises<BR/><BR/>Gas- eight dollars a gallon<BR/>And mud roads to travel on<BR/>They marked the trench lines with sticks<BR/>Then with shovels, tools and picks<BR/>All the volunteers muscled<BR/>From dawn to dusk, they bustled<BR/><BR/>Without electricity<BR/>Water would flow plentily<BR/>For them, gravity worked<BR/>They labored on, no one shirked<BR/>For twenty miles they trenched<BR/>With spirits that were entrenched<BR/><BR/>Their old water was dirty<BR/>And their children were thirsty<BR/>They drew from poisoned ditches<BR/>Now, they have what enriches<BR/>They've pure water that is clean<BR/>And, love from God, they have seen<BR/><BR/>Clean water: An answer to villagers' prayers<BR/>LDS Church News<BR/>April 3, 2008<BR/>Sarah Jane Weaver<BR/>This project is still underway and is the largest of<BR/>its kind. With much thanks to Elder Frandsen<BR/>a water engineer and the missionaries- Elder and Sister Barlowkelly millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498271336796100776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165232673697326916.post-91855545390489507282008-05-06T13:52:00.000-07:002008-05-06T13:52:00.000-07:00Oops! Just a quick follow-up to the previous post....Oops! Just a quick follow-up to the previous post. The photographer's name in my post should have been Bob Boyd, not Bob Lloyd. Not paying attention to my typing! Sorry Bob!FIEFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012480735104420876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165232673697326916.post-83615931258967879092008-05-06T13:31:00.000-07:002008-05-06T13:31:00.000-07:00It was great to read of your Humanitarian water pr...It was great to read of your Humanitarian water project in Luputa. My daughter and a contingent from Utah State University (Aggies for Africa)and their helper Zeze, a Congolese now living in Salt Lake, leave for Rwanda and Congo tomorrow. They are on a fact finding/planning trip to see how best to facilitate a micro credit project or some other type of humanitarian project.<BR/><BR/>The picture on your blog (of 'Jesus' and the children) is actually a picture of Phillip Miner and the kids, taken by Bob Lloyd (he takes many professional pictures of the world's Temples)He was the photographer that day for Liz Lemon Swindle, the LDS artist. My daughter was there with them that day, a Sunday last summer (2007) outside of Lusaka, Zambia at the Mother's Without Borders farm. (MWB is a humanitarian non-profit group founded by Kathy Headlee of Utah. She takes teams of volunteers each year to Zambia.) The team got to be there and watch the kids (and the African adults at the farm)interact with 'Jesus'. Liz was there to get the feel of Africa and the many orphans who live there. From the many pictures and video taken that day, she has painted a picture of Jesus (Phillip)and one of the orphans, 3 year old Kennedy. It is now for sale at Deseret Book and Liz is donating all the profits from this picture and any prints of it to these orphans and the building of the new and greatly enlarged Children's Village. When Liz was first contacted about maybe coming to Africa to do this project, she said she was just too overwhelmed with the hopelessness of the continent and didn't want to do it. But her better nature prevailed and she came. Those who invited her convinced her with the thought that "these african children love Jesus. We just want you to paint them a picture so they will feel the love He has for them." It has snowballed to more than just a picture for them to see each day. And Liz is going back again this summer! Good story huh? <BR/><BR/>We wish you the best of luck on your mission. Somehow without knowing you at all, you are our kindred spirits in the love of those who live in Africa.FIEFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012480735104420876noreply@blogger.com