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More than a billion people have no access to clean drinking water, but an Indiana man says he may have a solution. He’s designed an industrial-strength purifier that runs off a car battery. Barry Simmons tells us about how a brush with death inspired this inventor to save others’ lives. |
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(Locator: Clarksville, Ind.)
Sundays at Morton Memorial United Methodist Church are for worship ... but
come Monday, Edsel Richards and his team of volunteers convert the
basement into a workshop.
Edsel Richards, Member, Morton Memorial United Methodist Church: “I’ll
soon be 81 years old and I couldn’t spend my time better than right
here.”
Three days each week, Edsel oversees the assembly of a special water
purifier designed for villages and slums in developing countries.
Jane Bonsett, Member, Morton Memorial United Methodist Church: “I can’t
imagine being without water.”
The one-thousand dollar purifier, invented ten years ago by Duvon
McGuire, uses salt and 12 volts of electricity to produce chlorinated
water which destroys viruses and bacteria.
Duvon McGuire, New Life International: “And they have nothing standing
between them and disease.”
The son of missionaries in Ecuador, Duvon himself nearly died as a
teenager after drinking contaminated water. Now he’s committed his life
to saving the millions who die from water-borne illnesses each year.
Duvon McGuire, New Life International: “For less energy than to run a
streetlight, an entire village in the developing world can have safe
water.”
Duvon runs a ministry called New Life International, which has already
shipped 1,500 of these purifiers to 60 countries. With Edsel’s help, he
hopes to ship thousands more.
Duvon McGuire, New Life International: “This
represents one part that is going into a village system that could
impact thousands of people.”
New Life is in the process of building a new, permanent assembly plant,
but until then, Edsel and his team say they’ll be right here – ready to
work.
Edsel Richards, Member, Morton Memorial United Methodist Church: “I’m
just glad that I’ve got the health to do it. It’s that simple.”
TAG:
A report in the medical journal “The Lancet”
concluded that poor sanitation and a lack of safe drinking water take a
greater human toll than war, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction
combined.
New Life says each purifier can provide enough water for 10,000 people.
This year, New Life hopes to find sponsors to help them distribute 500
of them.
For more information, contact New Life International at 812-752-7474.
Also, see:
Invention pours water on thirsty world