The well is in and as you can see the plaque has been placed.  This is an important moment for our team and the village.  It shows our people how people sacrificing is transformed into real impact and they are so proud to represent our community. It tells the village that there is a God who loves them and who wants good things for them and calls His people to live for Him. Pray that the village would see God's face in the smiles of children blessed!   CHeck out my FACEBOOK...

We hope to have pictures soon, but uploading large files seems to be a challenge.   The team is settling in.  They even were invited to play a friendly game of futbol and to say that the results were amazing is an understatement.  Our team has been welcomed into this village and is representing God's heart by simply immersing themselves in the humility of Christ and LOVING PEOPLE.   It turns out that "smiles", "fun", "laughter", "hard ...

The team is on the ground!   Safe travels brought them to the team house last night and today they met the village!  It is in the Sonsanate region in western El Salvador. So far they have encountered 300 curious villagers and over 150 children! The treacherousness of gaining access to clean water around the globe is very diverse...In some places it is a long road to walk (several times a day), in other places it is dangerous because of mean people or dangerous animals.  In thi...

Check out this interview from Chapel Barrington Water Team Leader Mike Fumagalli.  He was live on the radio and carries our heart for our water-related missions beautifully. http://www.lifelanelive.com/recent-shows You can click on the June 14 show "good deeds vs discipleship" and fast forward to minute 49. Mikes Team left early Sunday morning on the way to Acajutla, El Salvador, and from there will go to a village to provide clean water in Jesus name ...

The team is working hard, and their primary role is the restoration of preexisting wells.  So here they find a village or community that knew life without clean water, and a group in country, international aid team, or government programs wanted to help.  But they installed a well and then it broke.  The people had become accustomed to life with clean water and then it was taken from them.  Imagine the discouragement! Our partner, Living Water, scours the countryside in look...

The Chapel Barrington's first mission to bring clean water to those in need will depart Friday night and it is already been life-changing for the participants: As I was describing best practices to engage the villagers, I pointed out the soccer balls translate!  Bring a few extra balls and watch the community come to life around the beautiful game.  I also described the wonderful ministry of sharing the Gospel using color coded beads.  JD Mortimer took those facts and with...

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The ingenuity of people is staggering.  Joe Witkins connected with his inner-Wisconsinite and was mesmerized by the perfectly planted rows of corn on the steep hillsides surrounding the villages.  "How do they do that?" he wondered aloud.  In fact his obsession was getting really irritating, Until we found a farmer who happily showed us the tool they developed to do it.  Joe was ecstatic and we were all left with the inescapable reality that if people are given...