Shoes For Water

George Hutchings, a retired minister, is a "miracle worker" who changes shoes to water. He collects shoes, gets paid 35 cents a pound, uses the money to buy hydraulic drilling rigs, ships them to Kenya where a charitable group hires Kenyans to drill for clean water. So far over 100 wells bring clean water to thousands of people.

Hutchings, referred to as the "Shoeman" organizes collections through his non-profit Eagle Wings Ministeries.

June 17th he picked up a box truck load at the Baptist Association near Cape, including two pick-up truck loads collected by churches, schools, and individuals in the Scott City area, with one complete load obtained by Miss Emily Weatherspoon who also initiated the drive at Scott City High School.

Donations will continue at the Scott City Food Pantry, on Tuesdays from 9a.m. to 11a.m. and through local churches. They have collected 5 truck loads to date.

Hutchings said "The pure joy I feel when a new drill is dug is hard to put into words". He is orginally from Leopold.

Want to help? Call him at 636-751-8197 or email george@shoeman.org.