{"id":1436,"date":"2011-04-19T13:31:14","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2011-04-19T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2011-04-19T17:31:14","slug":"kelecho-gerbi-water-and-sanitation-project-working-together-for-a-healthier-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2011\/04\/kelecho-gerbi-water-and-sanitation-project-working-together-for-a-healthier-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelecho Gerbi Water and Sanitation Project: Working Together for a Healthier Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love it when a community can come together for the benefit of the community because there are so many other benefits.\u00a0 The discovery of individual gifts in each other, the camaraderie, the satisfaction of knowing there are those in the community that love it the same way.\u00a0 These are the intangible benefits that cannot be put into words, but are invisible bonds when any discouraging times come.\u00a0 This water and sanitation project gave that to the Kelecho Gerbi community.\u00a0 It was not a free gift from the \u201chaves\u201d to the \u201chave nots\u201d, but an opportunity to work and have the sweat of the community\u2019s brow mixed in the cement of the water tower and in the soil of the latrines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/02\/finishing-public-water-point-Kelecho-Gerbi-Water-First-Update-Ethiopia-2.5.112.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[1436]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1439\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/02\/finishing-public-water-point-Kelecho-Gerbi-Water-First-Update-Ethiopia-2.5.112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pride in their own work for their own sake is so much better than a free gift.\u00a0 I thank God for Covenant World Relief, who understands this and provides just what is needed to give human beings the opportunity to see the gifts God placed inside of them make a difference in the lives of others.\u00a0 The Water and Sanitation project is near completion.\u00a0 The Kelecho Gerber community came together, in spite of the rainy season, and made it possible to bring potable water closer to their homes.\u00a0 Water sanitation will go a long way in giving health to the families and children who suffer from diarrhea and related illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>-by Williadean Crear, North Park Theological Seminary student<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=1436&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love it when a community can come together for the benefit of the community because there are so many other benefits.\u00a0 The discovery of individual gifts in each other, the camaraderie, the satisfaction of knowing there are those in the community that love it the same way.\u00a0 These are the intangible benefits that cannot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[288,289],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-development","tag-ethiopia","tag-water"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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