http://www.healingwaters.org Sustaining Life Fri, 18 May 2012 20:19:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.healingwaters.org/willow-creek-celebration-of-hope/ http://www.healingwaters.org/willow-creek-celebration-of-hope/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:41:50 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=1445
Healing Waters will have a booth at the Willow Creek Celebration of Hope nonprofit expo on April 21 - 22, April 28-29, and May 5-6. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/willow-creek-celebration-of-hope/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/welcome-friends-of-willow-creek-3/ http://www.healingwaters.org/welcome-friends-of-willow-creek-3/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:00:27 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=1425
Please stop by our booth on April 21/21, April 28/29 and May 5/6 to learn more about what Healing Waters is doing to bring safe water and health and hygiene education to women, children and families all around the world. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/welcome-friends-of-willow-creek-3/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/welcome-friends-of-willow-creek-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/welcome-friends-of-willow-creek-2/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:00:22 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=1428
Please stop by our booth on April 21/21, April 28/29 and May 5/6 to learn more about what Healing Waters is doing to bring safe water and health and hygiene education to women, children and families all around the world. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/welcome-friends-of-willow-creek-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/gravity-powered-water-treatment-unit-in-development-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/gravity-powered-water-treatment-unit-in-development-2/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:01:21 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=1418
The Healing Waters tech team is currently testing a new gravity-powered system that can be used in rural areas where there is no electricity. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/gravity-powered-water-treatment-unit-in-development-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/gravity-powered-water-treatment-unit-in-development/ http://www.healingwaters.org/gravity-powered-water-treatment-unit-in-development/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:01:04 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=1421
The Healing Waters tech team is currently testing a new gravity-powered system that can be used in rural areas where there is no electricity. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/gravity-powered-water-treatment-unit-in-development/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/celebrating-world-water-day-march-22-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/celebrating-world-water-day-march-22-2/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:56 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1326
Today, March 22, is World Water Day. It’s a day when we join together with thousands of others around the globe to Raise the Level of awareness and action regarding the desperate need for safe water. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/celebrating-world-water-day-march-22-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community/ http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:02:28 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1277
By Dean Nelson THEN I remember the first time I visited an area called Gualey near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – we needed a police escort. At every bend in the pathway through this neighborhood there was a uniformed man … (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/then-now-page-3/ http://www.healingwaters.org/then-now-page-3/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:01:11 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1291 The community is being transformed. People who are no longer sick from the contaminated water are healthy enough to go to school and work. Savings from the inexpensive water is used by families to improve their conditions. And it is … (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/then-now-page-3/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/then-now-page-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/then-now-page-2/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:56:28 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1284 Before our walking tour of Gualey, a few of us talked with a local pastor, named Ramon. He told us that he had been praying that God would give him some kind of a means by which to reach the … (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/then-now-page-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community-3/ http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community-3/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:14:06 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1311
I remember the first time I visited an area called Gualey near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – we needed a police escort. At every bend in the pathway through this neighborhood there was a uniformed man with a radio in front of, and behind, the small group of us walking through. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community-3/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community-2/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:13:51 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1308
I remember the first time I visited an area called Gualey near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – we needed a police escort. At every bend in the pathway through this neighborhood there was a uniformed man with a radio in front of, and behind, the small group of us walking through. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/then-and-now-how-safe-water-transforms-a-community-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/high-school-students-spare-some-change-for-safe-water-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/high-school-students-spare-some-change-for-safe-water-2/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:32:55 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1333
For the last 3 years, the students in the Spanish IV class at Geneseo High School (Geneseo, IL) have banded together to raise funds for clean water. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/high-school-students-spare-some-change-for-safe-water-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/high-school-students-spare-some-change-for-safe-water/ http://www.healingwaters.org/high-school-students-spare-some-change-for-safe-water/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:31:13 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1329
For the last 3 years, the students in the Spanish IV class at Geneseo High School (Geneseo, IL) have banded together to raise funds for clean water. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/high-school-students-spare-some-change-for-safe-water/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/celebrating-10-years-of-life-sustaining-water-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/celebrating-10-years-of-life-sustaining-water-2/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:00:28 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1266
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Healing Waters. This is a significant milestone for the ministry and we couldn’t have done it without your involvement and support. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/celebrating-10-years-of-life-sustaining-water-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/the-next-5-years-raise-the-level-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/the-next-5-years-raise-the-level-2/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:52:06 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1260
A great deal has been accomplished in our first 10 years, but it’s now time to build on our experience and have an even greater impact worldwide. We have set a bold goal for the future (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/the-next-5-years-raise-the-level-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/regional-training-director-hired-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/regional-training-director-hired-2/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:46:51 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1252
Dr. Samuel Reyes was recently hired as the Regional Training Director for Healing Waters International. Samuel is responsible for training local church partners on a suite of health and hygiene curricula designed for children, young women and adults. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/regional-training-director-hired-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/new-water-treatment-system-unveiled-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/new-water-treatment-system-unveiled-2/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:34:46 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1241
The Technology Team is rolling out the newest Healing Waters treatment unit: WaterTech Plus. The first five units were completed this week and are ready for shipment! (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/new-water-treatment-system-unveiled-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/haiti-2-years-after-the-earthquake-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/haiti-2-years-after-the-earthquake-2/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:40:42 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1218
Two years after the devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti there is still a great need for safe, affordable drinking water. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/haiti-2-years-after-the-earthquake-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/precious-cargo-life-sustaining-water-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/precious-cargo-life-sustaining-water-2/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:37:03 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1208
On any given day of the week, Estella pushes a stroller as she walks home from the church, Santa Maria del Camino. She is the proud mother of an 8-month-old son. But he's not along for the ride this time. Instead, the stroller cradles a different kind of precious cargo: a five-gallon bottle of clean water. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/precious-cargo-life-sustaining-water-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/video-dominican-republic-water-system-inauguration-4/ http://www.healingwaters.org/video-dominican-republic-water-system-inauguration-4/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:28:50 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1197
Healing Waters partnered with EMI Christian Music Group to install two water purification systems in the Dominican Republic. We invite you to watch the video from their trip! (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/video-dominican-republic-water-system-inauguration-4/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/can-non-profits-be-profitable-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/can-non-profits-be-profitable-2/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:50:03 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1163
Paul Penley, Director of Research at the philanthropic advisory firm Excellence in Giving, has written an insightful article about how non-profits are increasingly moving towards self-sustainability. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/can-non-profits-be-profitable-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/fernandos-changed-heart-continued/ http://www.healingwaters.org/fernandos-changed-heart-continued/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:13:25 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1148 After the water treatment system was installed at the church, Fernando had an idea: Why not deliver water? He purchased a small truck and now delivers 200 5-gallon bottles per day to 27 homes and 19 corner stores. His efforts … (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/fernandos-changed-heart-continued/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/dominican-republic-achieves-record-water-distribution-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/dominican-republic-achieves-record-water-distribution-2/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:15:17 +0000 LizR http://healingwaters.org/?p=1074
In June 2011, Healing Waters systems in the Dominican Republic distributed 1,578,270 gallons of safe water - a record amount! (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/dominican-republic-achieves-record-water-distribution-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/denver-churches-bring-safe-water-to-guatemala-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/denver-churches-bring-safe-water-to-guatemala-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:53:30 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=953
From June 25 – July 2, a group of 14 people from Central Presbyterian Church in Denver and Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Greenwood Village, Colorado, traveled to Guatemala to install a water system in Aceituno, Guatemala. (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/denver-churches-bring-safe-water-to-guatemala-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/tech-team-unveils-chlorine-injection-water-system-2/ http://www.healingwaters.org/tech-team-unveils-chlorine-injection-water-system-2/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 20:24:47 +0000 LizR http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=881
WaterTech II CL uses a chlorine-based disinfectant to limit the recontamination of clean water, an important aspect of “keeping safe water safe.” (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/tech-team-unveils-chlorine-injection-water-system-2/feed/ 0 http://www.healingwaters.org/featured-story-continued/ http://www.healingwaters.org/featured-story-continued/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:53:28 +0000 admin http://www.healingwaters.org/?p=671 Clean Water, Pure Joy Pastor Garcia launched the new water system on March 22 – celebrated internationally as World Water Day – and he invited the entire community to learn about PESCO. Not only did Ana and her family show up, … (More...)]]> http://www.healingwaters.org/featured-story-continued/feed/ 0