CONNECTED CHURCH BICC Zambia

70 YEARS OF DIRTY WATER September 2016

What would be your dream birthday party? Notes to leader: This is a question to get everyone engaged in the story. You could ask people to talk to the person next to them and then feed back to you in a couple of minutes.

Violet moved there when she married Matthew many years ago. Violet and her husband Matthew turn 70 next year. They live in the village of Halolela in Zambia. Violet moved there when she married Matthew many years ago. Notes to leader: Violet and Matthew were both born in 1947 - imagine how much the world has changed in that time. Ask people to give you some examples of new inventions. Then say, and yet… (next slide)

Instead they used a shallow well which would often get dirty. In all of the years Violet and Matthew have lived in Halolela, they have never had a clean water supply. Instead they used a shallow well which would often get dirty.

Then BICCZ drilled a borehole in their village as part of their water project! It was a dream come true for Violet and Matthew. They couldn’t believe it. Notes to leader: the photo is of the old well.

‘We are very grateful to God and to BICC who have just drilled a borehole in our village! It is like a dream to have clean water.’ Violet Mabeta

PRAYER Thank God for the difference the borehole made to Violet’s life Ask God to multiply BICC’s resources, so they can drill more boreholes in more communities

We would love your church to pray for Violet and Matthew regularly. The next slide is a set postcards with their story on them: Print them out Cut them up Give to people to take home

KINGS CHURCH BICC, Zambia BICC, Zambia BICC, Zambia BICC, Zambia Violet and her husband Matthew turn 70 next year. They live in the village of Halolela in Zambia. Violet moved there when she married Matthew. In all of the years they have lived in Halolela, they have never had a clean water supply. Instead they used a shallow well which would often get dirty. Then BICCZ drilled a borehole in their village! It was a dream come true for Violet and Matthew. They couldn’t believe it. ‘We are very grateful to God and the Brethren In Christ Church who have just drilled a borehole in our village! It is like a dream to have clean drinking water.’ Violet Mabeta Violet and her husband Matthew turn 70 next year. They live in the village of Halolela in Zambia. Violet moved there when she married Matthew. In all of the years they have lived in Halolela, they have never had a clean water supply. Instead they used a shallow well which would often get dirty. Then BICCZ drilled a borehole in their village! It was a dream come true for Violet and Matthew. They couldn’t believe it. ‘We are very grateful to God and the Brethren In Christ Church who have just drilled a borehole in our village! It is like a dream to have clean drinking water.’ Violet Mabeta BICC, Zambia BICC, Zambia Violet and her husband Matthew turn 70 next year. They live in the village of Halolela in Zambia. Violet moved there when she married Matthew. In all of the years they have lived in Halolela, they have never had a clean water supply. Instead they used a shallow well which would often get dirty. Then BICCZ drilled a borehole in their village! It was a dream come true for Violet and Matthew. They couldn’t believe it. ‘We are very grateful to God and the Brethren In Christ Church who have just drilled a borehole in our village! It is like a dream to have clean drinking water.’ Violet Mabeta Violet and her husband Matthew turn 70 next year. They live in the village of Halolela in Zambia. Violet moved there when she married Matthew. In all of the years they have lived in Halolela, they have never had a clean water supply. Instead they used a shallow well which would often get dirty. Then BICCZ drilled a borehole in their village! It was a dream come true for Violet and Matthew. They couldn’t believe it. ‘We are very grateful to God and the Brethren In Christ Church who have just drilled a borehole in our village! It is like a dream to have clean drinking water.’ Violet Mabeta