Imagine walking for miles in sweltering heat, thirsty for water. At last you arrive at a small stream, nearly dried up from lack of rain. You cup your hands in the brownish water and drink deeply. It's the only water around. You scoop up a couple gallons of the polluted liquid into a large bucket and carry it home.

That's everyday life for many in Haiti. Not surprisingly, illness due to contaminated water supplies is common. But in multiple villages in southern Haiti, things have changed for the better. Fresh, clean water is now available, thanks to your contributions and the work of World Relief.

World Relief has been supporting a well drilling program in Haiti for many years through Apostolic Water Aid. This ministry is focused on bringing clean water to the Haitian

people, one community at a time. While the day-to-day

operations of the well drilling are managed by Haitian workers, World Relief has provided equipment, materials, financial assistance, training, and maintenance assistance to the program. Several work teams visit Haiti each year to help the effort wherever needed.

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.Mark 9:41

Vocational Training

In a classroom north of Cayes, Haiti, a young man named Francois is studying hard. He's a student in the Haiti Trade Schools and is being instructed in the craft of plumbing. In particular, Francois is being taught how to maintain water well pumps. Not only will this skill give him the ability to find gainful employment someday, it also helps ensure the long-term success of the life-sustaining wells.

Plumbing is just one of the trades being taught in the vocational schools supported by World Relief. Other trades include metalworking, carpentry, masonry, tailoring, and computers.

World Relief has also been active in the support, expansion, and maintenance of five trade schools located in Aquin, Port-a-Piment, Les Cayes, Petit-Trou, and Chantel, Haiti.

Both well drilling and trade schools are active programs requiring continuing support, much of it in-country with the Haitian workers, students, and instructors. The work has grown to a point where there is a need for a full-time program coordinator "on the ground" in Haiti to provide accountability and support.

Position Opening

Haiti Trade School and Water Aid Coordinator

This coordinator would be responsible forbuilding key relationships at each of the five World Relief-supported Haiti trade school ministries and provide necessary communication and support to each school assisting in maintenance and expansion of the training programs.

The coordinator would work with the WR Haiti Trade School Committee. In addition, he would be responsible for coordination of the ACWR WaterAid program in Haiti, working with the Haitian well drilling team and the USA AWA committee to maintain and advance the water aid ministry. Administration of the financial aspects of both programs is an important part of the position to provide accountability for ACWR support.

Position responsibilities would also include coordination and hosting ACWR work teams to HTS and AWA. This coordinator would reside in the Cite Lumiere compound in Les Cayes and report to the Caribbean Committee.

The applicant should have good organization and communications skills, be a member of the Apostolic Christian Church, be willing to learn Creole and relocate to Haiti for a minimum of three years.

For more information, contact:

Bro. Maurice Schaefer (Water Aid project)

309-253-9003

schaefs2@gmail.com

Bro. Rick Wuethrich (Haiti Trade School project)

219-863-4163

rick@wuethrichfarms.com

Opportunities to Help

Work Teams

There are a limited number of openings on water aid and trade school work trips. See the website for details.

Prayer

Please pray for the water well and trade school ministries in Haiti, that they could provide basic needs and opportunities for the Haitian people.

Financial Support

Consider supporting the ministries financially. The needs are great and donations are greatly appreciated.

Three ways to contribute:

1. Through your local WR representative

2. Send your donation to the address below. Checks should be made out to:

AC World Relief

with "Haiti Water Aid" or "Haiti Trade Schools" in the memo

AC World Relief

16448 S US Hwy 231

Remington, IN 47977

3. Donate Online with a secure credit card donation

Specify: Haiti Water Aid or Haiti Trade Schools

Thank you for your support of this work which provides some of the basic needs of life, which here in this country we so often take for granted.

In Christian love,

Jim Plattner, Chairman

Apostolic Christian World Relief

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Matthew 25:40