ECHO Conference

Just returned from the 17th Annual ECHO Agricultural Conference.
There were great speakers and workshops that truly were designed to maximize attendees exposure to concepts that they could effectly use in their ministry.

I just sent an eamil to each ECHO ATTENDEE offering to help them multiply their ministry by using social media like LINKEDIN and TWITTER.

Each attendee received a CD of the Conference speakers presentations. I am sure that the CD will be available for purchase by anyone wanting one.

My presentation did NOT get on the CD. I was late. But you can email me and I will send it to you. RNDASSOW at ATT.NET

The morning started with worship led by ECHO interns.
Then we had our morning speakers. After that we boarded buses for the "farm" where we had lunch. After lunch we had choices for many exciting workshops.
After that we had dinner at the farm and were bused back to the hotel.
There we had evening sessions! It was a long but exciting 3 days!

The ECHO website has been updated and most anything you would want to know about agriculture can be found on it! Check it out!

The website link is on the right hand side of my blog.

ECHO Conference: Social Media

Just "connected" with Job Ebenezer of Technology For The Poor.
Job will be one of the speakers at the ECHO Conference.
Job's website is my 6th LINK on the right side of my blog.
Looking forward to meeting you Job.

ETHIOPIA START UP PROJECT

We have several organizations and people interested in starting a small "pilot" project in Ehtiopia now.

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We are looking for anyone who will be traveling to Ethiopia in the next 3 weeks or later to take along one or more "Bucket Kits" to give to our contacts there. The kits weight 2.5 pounds. Easy to carry in your suitcase or carryon. Please contact me asap.
I am on LINKEDIN. Also twitter. Richard Dassow

ECHO Conference: Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization

I will be facilitating and leading a discussion on the use of social media to network and promote your organizations work with like-minded people. I will draw on examples from what Chapin Living Waters has done and is doing with their website and my own work in promoting the work of CLW on my blog, Linkedin and Twitter. Discussion will include "best practices" and internet examples, showing what organizations at this conference are also doing in this area.

Preparing for ECHO Conference

2010 -17th Annual ECHO Agricultural Conference

December 6-9th. Ft. Meyers, Florida

Will be assisting and helping represent Chapin Living Waters at the conference.

ECHO is a non-profit organization whose vision is "to bring glory to God and a blessing to mankind by using science and technology to help the poor."

ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian organization located on a demonstration farm in North Fort Myers, FL. ECHO exists for one major reason, to help those working internationally with the poor be more effective, especially in the area of agriculture!

http://www.echonet.org/

Drip Irrigation on the Mission Field

Dr. JL Williams comments:

"For a number of years I have been involved in supplying drip irrigation “bucket” kits to third world partners as a way of helping national Christians provide for their families and do outreach in their villages, neighborhoods. For several years I have served on the board of directors for Chapin Living Waters ” bringing hope to the poorest people in over 150 countries and the opportunity to solve their own problems.”
Click on his blog on "Some of Dick's Favorite Links" Drip Irrigation on the Mission Field.http://www.jlwilliams.org/home/

VIDEOS OF BUCKET KIT IN OPERATION

The two videos below are from "The Man of Peace Development in Africa."
The first one is in Africa.
The second one is a demo site in Canada

Rural Empowerment Initiative Photo at Marketplace Revolution

A group picture of a meeting of REI, Rural Empowerment Initiative people. REI is an Affiliate with Partners Worldwide.
http://www.ruralempowermentinitiative.org


Rick Slager is a small business owner of 13 years, with a love for Africa, has become a part of Partners Worldwide. He will be creating income generating activities that will create jobs and lift people out of poverty in the name of Christ. REI's strategy is to use International Development Enterprise (IDE) proven method of Prosperity Realized through Irrigation and Small Holder Markets (PRISM) to enable small holder prosperity by integrating small holders into sustainable, expanding agricultural markets. These methods will be used initially at the Small Farm Resource Development Center (SFRDC) with small pilot programs and training.

I will offer my help and assistance with drip irrigation and other ways to help Rick in his ministry.

Marketplace Revolution: Fighting Global Poverty through Business

Just returned from the 2010 International Conference.
This event brought together over 380 Christian business people as well as church and ministry leaders from over 20 countries! It was a great time of encouragement, sharing and learning how God is working through business people to revolutionize the global marketplace.

We had some very passionate speakers during our plenary sessions.
We had over 18 workshops.
A very exciting and helpful time were the 25 Friday Lunch time sessions where we could share our stories and find out what others of similar interests were doing around the world.
Among them:
1.Business training
2.Servant Leadership
3.Kingdom-focused Businesses
4.Developing Appropriate Technology Businesses
5.Social Sector Enterprises
6.Business As Mission
7.Social Enterprises
8.Investing in Businesses for Social Change
9.Cross-Cultural Partnership Models
10.Clean Water-Access to Water Business Initiatives
ll.Farming and Agri-Business
12.Reaching the unreached people groups

We also had opportunities to meet with people interested in specific areas of the world, such as East Africa, Southern Africa, Asia, Latin America, West Africa, Involvement for Colleges and Universities and Getting Started with Partners Worldwide.

Made many contacts for promising agricultural projects around the world!
Gave 4 Bucket Kits and 1 Super Bucket Kit to leaders who had a passionate interest in starting a project in their area, mostly in African countries.

Will now follow up on contacts made!

How Can We Help You?

Ok, you found us.
Now how can we help you Change The World?
Yes, you can change the World!
BE SURE TO SEE OUR WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.CHAPINLIVINGWATERS.ORG


See new videos of a current project in Africa! The two videos at top of BLOG!

By helping start a small pilot project in a developing country, you can help one or more families grow enough food for themselves and some extra to sell!

If several families participate in the area and do the same, it makes a small but important change not only in their family but also in the community!

And if they "tithe" any profits from their extra veggies that they sell, it helps the church in it's mission!

A small step!

Want to help?

You can contribute towards a project. People are waiting!

How to Start a Pilot Project

This is how a family or NGO, Non Governmental Organization in a developing country can start a small "pilot project".

1. Place 5-10 “Bucket Kits” with 5-10 families in your area. Or “Super Bucket Kits”It all works by gravity, no need for electricity!We can help via phone, fax and email.

2. Start a Demo plot or Garden: By a School, Clinic, Church, Village, etc.5-10 “Bucket Kits” or “Super Bucket Kits”Bring in people, show how it works, use the produce it provides in your school, clinic, church.

3. Set up a ¼ acre or 1 acre system. For this you will need water pressure.

4. Later after steps 1 and or 2, a request can be made to us to come in and conduct a 2-5 day training workshop: Show how and involve people, families in setting up a “Bucket Kit” and training them in other agricultural topics. Train the Trainers concept! We continue with follow up AFTER we leave. Call or email us for more details.

We have people waiting for your help.

Please contact me. dickdassow@wi.rr.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/dickdassow

Partners Worldwide International Business Conference

Will be representing Chapin Living Waters at the conference.
Will be attending with Rick from Developing Times http://developingtimes.blogspot.com/

October 7th - 8th
DeVos Place
303 Monroe Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

“Is business the solution in the fight against global poverty?”
This year’s event, Marketplace Revolution: Fighting Global Poverty through Business, strives to create a dialogue around the role of entrepreneurship, social enterprise and job creation in establishing sustainable solutions to poverty. You will hear from an inspiring and diverse group of speakers, gain practical tools for your ministry, and connect with hundreds of people in the Partners Worldwide network.

What one Teenager can do to change the world!

Stephanie Hossister raises $661.17 for Chapin Living Waters!
Great job Stephanie!





Stephanie Hollister, from Lee, NH is a freshman at
Oyster River High School. She needed to do a class
project on the Power of One, to show what one person
could do to contribute to a better world. In her own
words: “What I needed to do is choose an event or
problem that is affecting the people of the world. I
recognized that starvation and drought are problems
in most societies. I found this organization, Chapin
Living Waters Foundation. The Foundation created a
Bucket Kit to help resolve both problems. My goal is
to raise 300 dollars and all of this money will be sent
to this organization.” Stephanie had an outstanding
exhibit at two Winter Farmers Markets.

Great display that Stephanie made!
Let us know if you would like to make a similar display to show at local farmers markets, churches, or other organizations!

SPIRITUAL GARDENING!

From J.L. Williams of Impact of Hope.

Dear Friends & Partners:
Those words of promise from the prophet Isaiah describe millions of people around the world. They live in hard and harsh places where water is scarce and food is hard to grow. They literally live in a "sun-scorched land." As a result, hunger, malnourishment and disease are a daily fact of life-- and death. Many people, especially women and children, walk miles each day to carry water for drinking and cooking. There is not enough water for drinking and for their cattle, much less for gardening. So they live subsistently.
But God promise His people that they would be like a "well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Through his Company, Dick has set up the "Chapin Living Waters Foundation" (CLW) to promote his various drip irrigation kits for Developing Countries -- "Presenting Hope One Drop At A Time."

One of the men that God has used to help fulfill that promise is Mr. Dick Chapin. He is considered the "father of drip irrigation" since he was the first person to conceive the process of watering plants "one drop at a time" -- just like God does through rain. His company, Chapin Watermatics, became the pioneer and leader in the field of commercial drip irrigation products. And his Christian compassion for the needy -- the "bottom billion" of the world -- motivated him to start a ministry entitled Chapin Living Water, to make this practical technology available to the poor and hungry people of the world.

The Chapin Company currently produces 1.5 billion feet of drip irrigation a month -- enough to go around the equator every 30 days!
I first met Dick several decades ago in Haiti through another agricultural entrepreneur, Aart VanWingerden, founder of Double Harvest. They were combining their expertise and experience in the area of farming to produce more food with greater water efficiency. They were well aware of the 3 forms of irrigation used around the world: flood irrigation, sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation -- with drip irrigation being by far the most efficient. Rather than waste most of the water put on the fields, drip irrigation literally delivers it "one drop at a time" to each plant. Far less water is lost to run-off and evaporation. Almost every drop of precious water feeds the roots of the plant.

This method of watering plants is based around the principle: "The root determines the fruit." It is true spiritually and physically. That's why God's Word says: "You will take root downward and bear fruit upward" (II Kings 19:30; Isa. 37:31).
Top Left: Dick Chapin is now 93 years-old and considered the "Father of Drip Irrigation" in the world. Top Right: The Company was recently bought by an Indian Company who maintains the Chapin name because of its history in the industry. Bottom Left: It is an honor to serve on the CLW Board of Directors. We recently had an annual Board Meeting in Watertown, NY, where the company is located. Bottom Right: I presented this plague to Dick several years ago at one of our NDI banquets.

But the big challenge for Aart VanWingerden and Dick Chapin was how to make this high technology available to the poor, hungry and marginalized people of the world. How could they by-pass the expensive elements of drip irrigation used in the agro-industry in Developed Countries -- which are pumps and wells -- to provide and deliver the water to the fields? As a result, the simple "Bucket Drip Irrigation Kit" was born.

By God's providence, I was living and ministering in Haiti in the early 1980s when Dick and Aart were perfecting this technology. Because of my own love for gardening, I quickly became convinced of the relevance of this technique for the poor of the world. But how would we network it to them? As usual, God had a plan. And once again it involved my brother, Ed, who had first brought me to Burlington to work with him through the YMCA where the New Directions was born in 1968. By this time, Ed had left the YMCA to work for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). At the same time he was also helping a young man by the name of Franklin Graham with his new ministry -- Samaritan's Purse. His wife, Becky, was also helping Franklin with the starting of World Medical Missions.

Top Left: Some of the various irrigation kits being put together. Top Right: Some of the "Super Bucket Kits" ready for shipment to the needy Third World Farmers. Bottom Left: The Chapin-Jain Company logo-- known around the world as a pioneer in drip irrigation. Bottom Right: Here is the historic plaque commemorating the very first drip irrigation system.
During this same time, the BGEA was sponsoring the "International Conference for Itinerant Evangelists", also known as "Amsterdam '86." It brought together (in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) some 10,000 itinerant evangelists and church leaders from around the world -- especially from Third World Countries. Because of our friendship with Franklin, we were able to network Dick and Aart with this strategic global conference. The booth we set up on the "Bucket Drip Irrigation" system drew incredible interest from these men and women from around the world -- most of whom needed better gardens to feed themselves. And as they say, "the rest is history." From that time until now, this system has gone into over 150 countries of the world. We were invited by Franklin Graham to set up a booth at "Amsterdam 2000," just as we did for the earlier two International Conferences. Because of this exposure, thousands of "Bucket Drip Irrigation" kits were sent all over the world. Here are several pictures from the 2000 Conference with Dick Chapin.

Far Left: Me and Dick Chapin at our booth where we netwroked the "Bucket Drip Irrigation Kits" which I still set up in all of the countries I work in-- which why I am sometimes called the "Drip Preacher!" Middle: Patt explaining how to get a Bucket Drip Irrigation kit to one of the nationals attending "Amsterdam 2000" sponsored by the Billy Graham Association. Far Right: One of our key national partners, Stakwell Yurenimo, attended the Conference and he is still using the Chapin Drip Irrigation in his gardens in Northern Kenya among his Samburu Tribe.
Through the years, it has been a great joy and privilege for me to be a networker of this "Bucket Drip Kit" to needy pastors and leaders. Oftentimes I will combine a Pastors' Conference with a drip irrigation seminar -- teaching leaders how to be both successful and fruitful spiritual and physical farmers. That's why I have often been called the "Drip Preacher!" You see, I usually drip sweat when I preach -- and then I teach them how to use drip irrigation! So along with my Bible, I generally carry one or more drip irrigation kits with me when I travel and minister around the world.

Pictures of JL, Bert Lemkes, Len and Arie VanWingerden setting up drip irrigation gardens in Sudan and Ghana.

Across the years, it has been my privilege to serve on the Board for both Double Harvest and Chapin Living Waters. But most of all, it has been my joy to network this very practical technique to needy pastors and people in many underdeveloped countries. To date I have personally carried and taught drip irrigation in the following countries: India, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan, Ghana, Liberia, Mali and Ivory Coast. Also in Haiti and the Bahamas. Often times we connect a drip irrigation project with one of our Children's Homes or Bible Colleges to help the people better feed themselves.

Christian entrepreneur, Dick Chapin (right) with his son, Bill, in front of their Drip Irrigation Company.

It was a great joy to recently be with Dick Chapin at the annual board meeting of Chapin Living Waters. At the age of 93 he is still going strong for the Lord Jesus! What an inspiration he is to me personally! I trust he will be the same entrepreneurial and mission challenge to you through this brief report. And please take a moment to visit his web site here to see some of the exciting reports of how God is using drip irrigation around the world to meet physical and spiritual needs in the name of Christ. To view a few more pictures on this project check out my Picasa web album here.

In His Fruitful Love,
Dr. JL Williams Founder, New Directions International (Retired) President of International Missions Impact of Hope International 7000 Aerial Center Parkway Morrisville, NC 27560 office: 919.228.2430 cell: +1 336.684.3131 www.jlwilliams.org
www.impactofhope.org

PS: According to statistics, gardening is the "Number One Activity in America." So you can help spread this "gift of gardening" through a financial gift to sponsor one or more drip irrigation kits for $12 each. Each kit includes all of the drip lines and connecting parts...everything but the bucket. Donate online here and select JL-Drip Irrigation as the program designation.


Impact of Hope International is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit Christian ministry dedicated to helping the world's neediest people. Dr. J.L. Williams now serves as the President of International Missions.

© Impact of Hope International 2010 All Rights Reserved
Please send donations to the following address OR donate online here.
Impact of Hope International, 7000 Aerial Center Parkway, Morrisville NC 27560 USA contact@impactofhope.org

One Person's response: One Person Can Change the World!

Chapin Living Waters Foundation and Stephanie Hollister

At our winter markets we had several nonprofit groups, all of which do great things. One of those nonprofit tables was run by Stephanie Hollister, a high school student from Lee. Stephanie sends the following update and thanks to all who stopped by at the market.

Chapin Living Waters Foundation.My name is Stephanie Hollister. I am part of the Hollister Family Farm, where we are capable of growing vegetables for people, like you, who can come to buy them. But unfortunately there are people in the world who can’t provide themselves with proper food; therefore about 1.1 billion go to bed hungry at night. As part of a school project, I am trying to raise money for the Chapin Living Waters Foundation. CLW supplies less fortunate families all over the world with irrigation systems to help them produce their own food. One kit costs about $10.00 to assemble. One kit can help a family of 3-4 people. I am looking for donations from the public. All donations are welcome. One dollar can bring me one step closer to saving one family from going hungry at night. If you are interested in donating please send a check payable to Chapin Living Waters Foundation to:Ms. Stephanie Hollister163 Lee Hook RoadLee, NH 03861I attended the last Exeter Winter Farmers Market and received $119.00. Thank you to all who donated, I greatly appreciate it.Thank you for the support. -Stephanie Hollister

Chapin Living Waters website is www.chapinlivingwaters.org.

Interfaith Efforts for Drip Irrigation

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Report from Jon Fripp and his work around the world using "Bucket Kits"

Top picture: Students assembling "Bucket Kits" before shipment to Nicarugua.

Bottom picture: Project in Pakistan

A safe, consistent and reliable food supply is a universal need. People of conscience from a variety of faith backgrounds have joined together in North Texas to provide drip bucket irrigation kits to families across the world. Members of Rush Creek Christian Church, Congregation Kol Ami, students at Nolan Catholic High School, engineers from North Texas Engineers Without Borders, as well as Muslim, Jewish and Christian members of an interfaith group called Sons and Daughters of Abraham have packaged almost 200 kits. Monies for the raw materials were collected at a 2009 fundraiser held at Rush Creek Christian Church.
These kits and training have been have been provided to a variety of faith based as well as secular NGOs including Fort Worth Mission Council, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Thibodaux, LA, the Baptist Mission of Uganda , Texas Christian University, and Southern Methodist University. So far, these kits have been distributed to Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Uganda, Pakistan, and Bolivia. This has been a remarkable success and through the generosity of spirit, time and resources from people representing a variety of faiths.

Eastbrook Church: Past work

Administrative Assistant to Sr. Pastor Dr. Marc Erickson

Dates Employed June 2000 – Oct 2005

Employment Duration 5 yrs 5 mos

● Administrative Assistant to Sr. Pastor. I used my #1 Strength (Connector) to assembly a team to develop our first website for our church. As part of the “staff” and being new to the church myself, it offered me a perfect climate to interact with the staff and design a website for “new” people looking at our church and looking at how to get involved in a “large” church. I looked at the website as a “newbie” myself. Exciting project

● Part of my “Assimilation” project, working with a small group we revamped our membership class and used "Networking" from Willow Creek Church to help people discover their spiritual gifts. Later added module for helping people discover their S.H.A.P.E. (Spiritual Gifts, Heart or Passion, Abilities, Personality, Experiences) to assimilate new and “older” members into God's place of service in our church and the Church and the world. Patterned after Willow Creek's "Networking" and Saddlebacks "S.H.A.P.E program.

● Assembled and trained a small group of interviewers personally meeting with each person to help them get "connected" and assimilated into a place of service in our community of believers.

● Helped people see the connections among their Spiritual gifts, passions, abilities, personalities & their experiences. ..that they would feel part of something bigger than themselves, the body of Christ.

● Started a new ministry, C.P.R. Career Path Restoration for people out of work and desiring to find new employment. Had a weekly prayer and networking meeting.

● Part of a group that helped start "Free Medical Clinic" for uninsured.

● I did make good use of my top 5 Strengthsfinder 2.0 “strengths”. “Connector”, “Belief”, “Achiever”, “Responsibility”, “Relator.” Each one played a vital part of the ministry I was apart of.  Resigned in October of 2005 to devote more time to other interests and volunteer opportunities to better make use of my gifts, talents, abilities and strengths. 

Volunteer: CPR Career Path Restoration

CPR Career Path Restoration at Eastbrook Church
A weekly prayer and encouragement group meeting at Holy Grounds for anyone looking for a new job was begun sometime in 2002.

Attendees were encouraged to use LINKEDIN as a "tool" for connecting with potential employers and people at Eastbrook. Not limited to Eastbrook people. A new Linkedin Group was started. Eastbrook Community Group for attendees and people connected with Eastbrook Church and continues. Formal meeting group was ended somewhere in 2011 but Richard continues to meet with individuals both in our church and not in our church as needed for anyone wanting to use linkedin as a tool. Eastbrook Community group on linkedin is for Eastbrookers looking for a new job to connect with other Eastbrookers who can post open jobs at their place of employment on the group.