A new video about EDGE and what we’ve done in Haiti
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This is our latest video put together by a great friend, Kevin Bryan of cityonahill.com. It details what has been done in Haiti since the Earthquake. We plan on doing so much more and would love to have you join in the journey.
A video of Bowin walking the streets of Leogane, Haiti
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We’re Here! Finally
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We’ve made it to the our temporary home here in the Dominican Republic. It’s a nice place with three bedrooms and three baths. It even has a little hot water when the power is on. A friend of mine (another missionary) is letting us stay here while she is back in the states raising support. Very generous and the timing couldn’t have been better. We are living just north of the capital in a town called Villa Mella.
Last night was a long night with the heat. No AC but the fans ran on the battery power. The power is still off and is pretty spotty. You just never know when you are going to have it. We are about to venture out to Colmado or corner store to get a few things we need. I wish we could pick up a big box of Spanish language skills, but I’m afraid they are fresh out of those.
In the next couple of days, we’ll be setting up a bank account, looking for a vehicle, looking for a house, enrolling in Spanish school. Please pray for us that all of those things fall into place. We’re trusting in God in everything and praying that His will be done in our lives. To Him be the glory always.
Not a fan.
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Yes we’re raffling our house click here to buy tickets. You might want to know why we’re moving to a third world country. Well, this video explains it somewhat.
We are raffling our house!
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Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but it is true and we have launched the website to prove it. Check out edgeoutreach.com/rafflehouse to buy a ticket. We are really raffling off our house for $50 a ticket! The proceeds will go toward our mission to save lives by providing safe water to the people of the Dominican REpublic and Haiti.
We are planning on moving to the Dominican Republic capital city of Santo Domingo in July as long as everything goes well with the raffle and the rest of our fundraising efforts. Please keep us in your prayers and consider supporting us financially as well! Exciting times!
Dios te Bendiga!
An interesting video about the world water crisis
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The kids get introduced to the Dominican Republic
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We just got back from a trip to our future home—The Dominican Republic. We wanted to ease the kids into this new and very different culture before throwing them in when we move. They absolutely loved it and actually didn’t want to come back home. Check out these photos from the trip.
Water Facts
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- If no human action is taken, as many as 135,000,000 will die
from water-related diseases by the year 2020. - A child dies every fifteen seconds due to unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene.
- 80% of all sickness in the world is attributable to unsafe water and sanitation.
- Women and female children spend more than 200 million hours each day collecting water from distant often polluted sources.
- In the world’s poorest countries – over 5,000 children each die each day. Poor water contribute to almost 90% of these deaths.
- Every year, an estimated 19 million children under five die from diarrheal dieseas. A youngster dies every eight seconds from water-borne diseases. This year, about 2,200,000 children will die of dehydration caused by diarrhea. 80% of them in the first two years of their life.
- Worldwide 1.1 billion people live without clean water and 2.6 billion people live without toilets every day of their lives.
- People suffering from preventable diseases caused by unsafe water and inadequate sanitation occupy half of the hospital beds in the developing world.
- Current evidence shows that 1.7 million deaths could be avoided each year by providing access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. The single most effective intervention is hand washing with soap, which would cut diarrhea deaths in half.
Information courtesy of the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNESCO Water Portal, the Fresh Water Society, EDGE OUTREACH and WaterAid.
Welcome!
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Welcome to the home of Bowin and Lindsey’s new blog detailing their adventures in missions and ways you can get in on the action as well!
