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WATER FILTER
 

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SHARING THE GOSPEL

MORE THAN MEETING THE NEEDS

Distributing water filters is more than just meeting a physical need; it's a powerful expression of God's love. The gift of clean water, made possible by these filters, becomes a catalyst, opening doors and hearts to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through this tangible act of kindness, many have the chance to accept Jesus, be discipled, and become living testimonies to others. They become part of a growing Church, a vital step forward in our vision to plant churches throughout different villages in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

THE TOLL OF UNSAFE WATER
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(Resource from iDE: https://www.ideglobal.org/story/clean-water)
"In Cambodia, untreated water and poor sanitation cause an estimated 10 million cases of diarrhea and 10,000 deaths each year, mostly in rural areas among children under the age of five".

In the villages we serve, one of the greatest needs is undeniably clean water. It's heartbreaking to witness: many people, including children, suffer and even die from drinking contaminated water.  ​A simple water filter changes everything. ​It dramatically improves health, saves precious time and money, and most importantly, reduces the tragic loss of children's lives.
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WHY THIS FILTER
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​" iDE designed the Super Tunsai ceramic water filter to solve this problem. It is affordable, safe, effective, and beautiful. The ceramic filters have been shown through laboratory testing to remove at least 99.99 percent of bacteria from water. The core of the water filter is a porous ceramic pot, rather like a large flower-pot. This is impregnated with silver nitrate. When the pot is filled with untreated water, the water can pass through the microscopic pores but bacteria and other particles are physically blocked. The silver kills any bacteria that manage to penetrate the ceramic. The pot fits snugly into the top of a specially designed plastic container with a lid to protect against recontamination. Each filter can produce up to 30 liters of clean water per day."

WATER FILTER PROJECT

The mission at Cambodia Village Outreach is so profound: to provide life-saving clean water through the distribution of water filters to as many people as possible. A simple water filter changes everything. It dramatically improves health, saves precious time and money, and most importantly, reduces the tragic loss of children's lives.
Cambodia Village Outreach is a committed holistic ministry. We aim not only to meet the physical need by providing long-lasting water filters to families in rural Cambodia but we also strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, making disciples and multiplying believers. 
These filters serve as a catalyst for ongoing relationships with local villagers, offering clean life saving water to drink , enabling us to follow up with, evangelize, disciple, and nurture new believers and thus multiplying and plant churches.
We are also partnering with local churches, pastors, missionaries and other organizations to provide water filters for local believers and others within the village while sharing the Gospel.  As a ministry, we want to use this amazing opportunity to not only support the local church, but to give them opportunities to reach out to their own neighbors and share the Gospel.
Water Filter Project
HOW WE DO IT

OUR COMMITMENT TO HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION


We are deeply committed to ensuring every water filter distribution is efficient, appropriate, and genuinely beneficial for the community, understanding that every detail counts. Our process is transparent and logical, driven by an unwavering seriousness and urgency to combat the immediate crisis of contaminated water. Crucially, however, our most vital purpose remains sharing the Gospel, fostering follow-up, and making disciples who will, in turn, witness to others.

1.VILLAGE ASSEMENT
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  • First, our team completes a community assessment in each village with the village chief, local pastors/missionaries (if any), organization and/or local believer to determine how many household filters will be required in that area.
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  • After assessment, those who are most in need will be invited to a water filter distribution.
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  • Water filters are then ordered locally from iDE’s social enterprise organization based on the number from the assessment and the availability of funds received from the donors.   ​

2.DISTRIBUTION & EVANGELISM DAY

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  • Those who are in greatest need, usually a group of 10-12 villagers, are then gathered for training on why and how to use and take care the filter, here a gospel presentation and to receive their filter.  This process is repeated until all villagers in need receive a filter or funds are diminished.
 
  • These resources are a gift to all families, regardless of religion. However, each person who received a water filter for the household must agree to allow our local team member to follow up and visit them in the future.

3. FOLLOW UP
  • Each family is visited in the following weeks, months and year. We do this to evaluate if they are correctly caring for the filter as needed to ensure its long-term effectiveness.
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  • In every visit, a prepared Gospel presentation tool is used as a follow up to the initial presentation of the Gospel first heard at the distribution event.
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  • We also provide Gospel tracts or the New Testament in their native language—a text Bible they can read and/or a solar-powered audio Bible when appropriate.

4.DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM

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  • When any of the water filter recipients responds positively to the Gospel, we begin a in-home "New Life in Christ" discipleship program.
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  • If this is done through partnering with local Churches or other Christian organizations, new believers are invited to join the Church or the Bible study and discipleship programs.
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  • The family is then connected with a local body of believers either with a Church that meet in a physical building, a House Church or even on the tarp under the tree.

PROVIDING A LIFE SAVING WATER FILTER IS A TEAM EFFORT

​Providing life-saving water filters and sharing the Gospel to express God's love in Cambodia is not a singular pursuit; it's a testament to the power of collective action. This mission demands a team. From financial partners to on-the-ground implementers and local champions, every individual plays a crucial role in accomplishing the mission God has called us to. Together, we are the hands and feet bringing both physical and spiritual salvation.
A gift of $40 can transform a household by providing a life-saving water filter. Every donation towards water filters, no matter the size, directly funds the Water Filter Project. Purchase a water filter ($40) for a villager by fill out the Donorbox bellow, a secure site we use, or write a check to:
​Cambodia Village Outreach
PO Box 403
Whitsett, NC 27377
 (Memo: Water Filter)

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PO Box 403
​Whitsett, NC 27377
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