todd baldridge 2008 mission trip to burma

My name is Todd Baldridge, from Southeast Iowa. I have a story that has not been told.

Recently, I Todd Baldridge, Field Water Engineer received a call from a church that was seeking a way to make a difference in Burma. They asked if we could purify water that had dead bodies in it. When we answered yes, they wanted to know how soon we could come. My 14 y/o son and I packed our gear, 20 water chlorine producing units and headed to Bangkok, Thailand. We trained a group of people, Asian Tribal Ministries, who are working closely with the Burmese government to aid the victims The team that would be allowed to carry the units into Burma was eager to help and could be trusted with such a big task. Soon after the training ATM's director, Pastor Timothy Laklem said that he would like for me to stay and meet one of the top generals of the Burmese government. This was a meeting intended to see about getting aide into the areas most affected, far into the Irwaady Delta. I was very impressed with this man. It was obvious that he cared for his people and wanted to do everything he could to relieve their suffering. Unfortunately, finding himself in the middle of a crisis he has been subjected to finger pointing and accusations. This media coverage has done nothing for the millions needing assistance. He has given me entry into the Delta and will allow me as an American to work with the local engineers. I gave him my word that I would raise awareness that there is a different side to this story. A general who is willing to work with people, to get a difficult job done.

So, my job now is to tell the untold story of Burma and the leaders. He will allow me to raise help for the people and then allow me to bring it in under the authority of Pastor Timothy Laklem, Asian Tribal Ministries. Now that a door has been opened, after all of the resistance, we need your help to get this story out. Many, many lives are at stake.

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John Hays 2006 mission trip to Tanzania, Africa

I traveled to Tanzania, Africa on October 10-24, 2006. I went to purify drinking water in the Lambi Lutheran Leprosy hospital and its surrounding city of 5000 people; and for a secondary school.

The water was very bad. For example the drinking water where I stayed showed a bacteria growth which could have been typhoid. I treated the water by filtering, chlorinating and boiling it.

Each one of these alone could have been sufficient to kill any harmful bacteria. I retested for a lack of bacteria and drank freely the pure water.
The wells at the locations were injected with a chlorine solution made with the Klor Gen 3000 chlorinator. This chlorine provides a protection against harmful bacteria and viruses.

The Hospital Administrator says it best, " I can leave the hospital and know my people are drinking good water."