Our Waypoint Mission Statement
To make disciples for Christ in the Heritage Valley and beyond who are rooted in God's Word, led by His
Spirit, and devoted to prayer and growth in His Grace.
Our Seven Core Values
- Love
- Justice
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Faith
- Reverence
- Stewardship
Our Missionaries
Frank & Nancy Dimmock - Missionaries
Orphanage work in Malawi, Africa
Rod Thompson (Church Member)
Caphatian, Haiti March 2011: Rod is leading North American trainers
to this impoverished and devastated country to equip and train pump repair teams
who will work on the numerous broken handpumps in the region.
Abako and Ogur Sub Counties, Uganda January 2010.
Trainers were led to Lira where 3 regional pump repair teams were trained and
equipped. Several wells were repaired as part of the training and many
have been repaired since then. Over 15,000 now have access to safe water
as a result. (Lifewater only counts 500 served per well even though many more
often end up using it. This is because only 500 can receive adequate water
quantities per well)
Baja, Mexico May 2010; Working with two Rotary clubs each in
Ensenada and Cambria, A group of San Juan de la Zorra Indians in the Sierras
were trained to manufacture and install biosand filters on the reservation
areas.
Lira Uganda, October 2009-
Lifewater has worked with 'Divine Waters' since 1995 to help with drilling,
biosand filtration and hygiene training of this partner who is recognized by his
government as a true blessing to many. Rod will be the lead trainer as
they are given intermediate training in Pump Repair in Lira, Uganda. This
country is 70%-80% Christian and war free except for incursion of the Lord's
Resistance Army from a neighboring country which terrorized and displaced many
inhabitants for the past several years, finally having been driven out.
Many wells are broken and in need of repair.
Maputo, Mozambique, Jan 6 - Feb 2, 2009
Rod was part of a team working with partners "Agua Para Todos" in Mozambique
who, in addition to Providing "Living Water" to their countrymen, also drill
wells and repair pumps as well as provide hygiene training. Rod helped
train their pump repair team and drilling team in advanced techniques to help
them better achieve the goal of providing safe water to so many without access
to it. A follow-up final trip is planned in the future to give them to
most advanced training.
Awassa and Jima, Ethiopia Oct18-Nov16, 2007
Rod led a team to Ethiopia where teams from 6 synods of the Mekane Yesus Church were trained in transformational community
development and pump repair. Kevin Sherman from Tennessee and Fred Proby from San Luis Obispo were also on the team. The
trainees were equipped with tools also which will allow them to repair the many broken wells in their regions. Villagers
with broken wells have to walk long distances just to get a bucket of often contaminated water.
In a subsequent trip in 2008, the teams were both given intermediate training
along with additional tools.
NDOLA, ZAMBIA - May 20-June 8, 2007
Rod joins a team of cable-tool drillers and biosand trainers to train Zambian nationals in those skills. All water and
sanitation training is in concert with "Community Health Through Hygiene" classes. Safe water, alone, decreases the
mortality rate 16% while adding Hygiene training increases this to 35%. Adding Sanitation to this decreases the mortality
rate to 40% (World Health Org). Lifewater strives to help bring about lasting and sustainable improvement in the quality
of life in developing countries.
Lifewater newsletter on Uganda
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