Not a Drop to Drink!

With wells drying up and streams running at a trickle, good drinking water is hard to find. Infrequent rains are gathered with care in large stone jars and kept for drinking. When the rains don't come it is extremely hard for rural residents with no wells. Lukas and Jenny Graf, from Switzerland have discovered a supply of filters that are actually able to take out HIV virus. Though they are very expensive Lukas was able to have a supply donated and dozens have been installed. "We found many of the sand filters used are actually polluting the water supply," reports Jenny. When children pour collected water that is unclean into the widely used sand filters, over time the bacterial buildup in the filters can become an enhancement to the problem. Even though the sand filters may clarify the water, that does not mean it is safe to drink. In the three years FCOP has been installing these Swiss filters we have never had one fail, though some are beginning to run a little slower.

The Lafayette, Colorado, USA, Booshway Men's Fellowship has donated three commercial capacity, water treatment systems that have purified hundreds of thousands of gallons of water over the last three years. Booshway is currently trying to raise $25,000 dollars for their work in Cambodia and plan to be here in November. Please visit them on facebook and lend them some support. ("Lafayette Booshway")

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