Arrival at Camp

This morning we leisurely had breakfast at the Comfort Inn in Memphis.  Altho’ we had planned to leave for the camp about 10, we were all ready to go  earlier.  After a short  hour and a half or so drive, we found Oxford, Mississippi, home of “Ole Miss”.  We browsed the lovely town square for about an hour, then looked for a place for lunch.  We had the choice narrowed down to one of 3 places on the square until we saw a group of people standing in a group waiting to get into the Ajax when it opened at 11:30.  That convinced us that this was the place for us.  The menu featured po’boy sandwiches, deep south entrees and tons of vegetables.  

The favorites at our table were chicken and dumplings with  turnip greens,  fried okra and sweet potato casserole.  We shared a blackberry cobbler serving and a piece of chocolate pie. The ceiling was covered with tooth picks that had been "blown" into it. 

 Fortified with a great lunch and fearing that we’d have to endure “camp” food the rest of the week, we made our way to the camp, not far outside Oxford.  On the way we drove through the campus resplendent with all sorts of blooming plants.

At the camp we met very friendly people and registered.  We received our room assignments and had some time to  make our beds and get settled in.   All the group had a 2 hour meeting concerning what the Living Water for the World organization is all about.  Many statistics were shared among them-the fact that-- millions of children die yearly from illnesses caused by not having clean water, 

LWW (Living Water for the World) has successfully installed 710 active systems in 25 countries.  They have created 11 networks (countries which have onsite co-ordinators)  30 of these sites are in Cuba, (a surprising fact to me) where the first one began in a Seminary.

We were all given overviews of our specific job areas.   Walter, Gary, and Dane are the ones who will be creating the actual filtration system.  Harry is the “boss” who arranges and co-ordinates EVERYTHING.  My job is to teach hygiene, when and how to use the clean water and also Bible stories to a few folks in the community in the mornings who in turn teach others that they invite that afternoon.   It is a trainer of trainers model.  Tomorrow we are going over the entire 3 day curriculum in morning, afternoon and night classes. 

WiFi is good in our cabin!  The bed is calling me.  Later!