Liberian Well Dedication

Rev. Albert Barchue, District Superintendent of the Kakata Farmington River District in Liberia, spoke to a group at HUMC on Tuesday evening. He brought a message of thanks from the village of Lafayette, a remote village in Margibi County, Liberia, where a new well was dedicated on April 13, 2012. This well was made possible by offerings given during VBS 2010. Before the well, the villagers, mostly women, had to get water by making a 10 minute walk while carrying 5 gallon buckets on their heads. Their drinking water contained cholera and other contaminants. Rev. Barchue showed a video of the well construction and dedication. The people of Lafayette asked him to relay the message--"Tell our brothers and sisters that they have taken the load off our heads and our backs".