May 4th - May 12th

I'm headed on my third trip to Africa with World Vision. We will be taking a video crew in order to document several projects and stories of World Vision's work in Ethiopia. Traveling with me is Rich Stearns (President of World Vision) and Christian author Max Lucado. You can join us by following the blog and sponsoring a child from Ethiopia.

What book did Bill Hybels recently order 10,000 copies of for his congregation?

Monday, May 11, 2009

Biofuel

This is one of the cool projects that World Vision supports. This is a solar cooker. It can boil water in under 30 minutes and cuts down the use of wood and carbon emissions. Along with this project we help construct a bio-fuel project and provide all the training they need. The way it works is that there is a manhole in the cattle stable where they shovel the manure. The manure falls into a giant underground storage unit. As it ferments it released methane gas which supplies the home with cooking fuel continuously. The methane gas forces the manure mixture through pipes to a manure pit where it bubbles up. This organic manure can now be sold as fertilizer and provides the family with income. All of this to reach our goal of fully sustainable development.

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