Meet Justin, the new Kuwaa Mission well tech.

His name is Justin Kpehe Hena. Before I give you more on Justin, let me give you a little background on what’s going on with the Kuwaa Mission. Safe drinking water for the Kuwaa people has been on the agenda of the Kuwaa Mission since the Mission’s inception in 2008. It was not difficult to prioritize safe drinking water, as we saw the negative impact of contaminated water on the people. The people themselves realized that if they were going to rebuild their lives and communities after the civil war, they had to be healthy. They realized safe drinking water would be a significant contributing factor towards that goal. There were other needs of the communities, of course (sanitation facilities, clinics, worship facilities, schools, and roads, for example. But the Mission, with the consent of the Kuwaa people, agreed to start with that which was manageable and most impactful – safe drinking water. The initial step was to purify surface water drawn from rivers and creeks through water filters. The Mission later graduated to digging wells and installing hand pumps manually. We are pleased to introduce you to one of the men you have empowered through your support to dig the Kuwaa well and install pumps to provide safe drinking water to the Kuwaa people. So let me introduce you to Justin who has been with us since 2010. Justin Kpehe Hena is a thirty-one-year-old Liberian who has sacrificed to make the Kuwaa Mission dream a reality. Justin started working with the Mission at age 19, two years after the idea of the Mission was conceived. As he was too young to head any project of this nature, he came with his boss, Mr. Barsay Andrews, known as Koko, another dedicated young man. Working with Koko in the Kuwaa land enabled Justin to develop his digging skills and mental toughness. Justin hails from the Gbandi tribe, a neighboring tribe to the Kuwaa people. He makes no distinction between the Kuwaa people and himself. He says, “I don’t know of any differences between the Kuwaa people and me or the Gbandi people – the languages, maybe. But we are the same people. I grew up among the Kuwaa; they know me; I know them! Being with them is being at home.” Next week, Justin heads up to Kalata with three of his men, Prince, Momo, and Kortu, to manually dig a thirty-five to forty-foot well that we hope helps supply the town with safe drinking water! This is exciting, not only for the inhabitants of Kalata but also for Justin and his team! And—of course—for the Kuwaa Mission. Justin and his team will do what they love – digging until they hit water! They live for the thrill of discovering water after laboring for days and sometimes weeks! In searching for water, the deepest hole Justin has dug is forty-six feet deep. That, to us, is deep because this is manual digging! Justin and his team love the thrill, and they appreciate the help the exercise of digging gives them. By digging for the Kuwaa Mission, they can feed their families and send their children to school. Justin is grateful to God for the Kuwaa Mission. “We thank God for this Mission (Kuwaa Mission). Through them, we don’t just do what we love to do; we can send our children to school. It is hard work; it is not easy, but we enjoy doing it because of what it does for God’s people here in the bush and what it does for us. I thank the Kuwaa Mission!” Prayer: God of the Kuwaa People and God of the Kuwaa Mission, our God, we thank you for all the people you send us to make the mission possible. We thank you especially this month for those whose generosity helps to bring joy to Justin, Prince, Momo, and Kortu. Please continue to provide their every need just as you provide joy and protection for Justin and his team.

Amen

Jensen Seyenkulo – COO, Kuwaa Mission  

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