It was when the Redmond Church started raising funds early last year to help build a church in Chinonaquila, Mozambique, that Greg Haskin, church elder, decided to go and work on the church himself. The Redmond Church collected almost $15,000 to help with the construction and to drill a well and by March 2008, the church got word that the church in Mozambique had been completed and dedicated.
However, that news didn't stop Haskin from wanting to help in Mozambique, so in July Haskin flew there to help.
To generate travel funds, Haskin and his wife Linda made quilts from used jeans and those monies plus other unexpected funds enabled him to make the trip.
Haskin also used the money to purchase 180 Bibles in the Portuguese language and the first Sabbath he was there, six church groups met and he was able to give them out.
Haskin spent a busy two weeks, working and seeing the results from his labors and the money from his church. While he was there, he saw the well that had been drilled, supplying clean drinking water in Chinonaquila for the first time.
Me giving Bibles out. This man spoke some English and was very excited and thankful to get the Bible. Tim from Maranatha took this photo with my camera for me.
Presentation of the photo of the Redmond church and members to the elder of the Chinonaquia church just before Greg Haskin, elder, handed out the Bibles. (Rachelle from Maranatha)
Maranatha volunteers drilled the well at Chinonaquila. It was the first well to have a pump installed. (Greg Haskin)
In front of the Chinonaquila church, Dinis is the man next to me he is an elder and I have been in email contact with him since I've been back in Oregon. (Tim from Maranatha)
