Well-Drilling Missionary Freed in Chad

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Thursday, 31 July 2008

Well-Drilling Missionary Freed in Chad

Just so we don't lull ourselves into thinking that doing hydrophilanthropic work is not without danger, here is a piece from the Boston Globe about the release of missionary Steven Godbold, 49, who was working with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) based in Wheaton, IL.

Godbold has served in Chad since 1991. He was captured on 10 October 2007 in Zoumri in the Tibesti region of northern Chad by the rebel group Movement for Democracy and Justice in Tchad (MDJT). Godbold was assisitng a Chadian NGO transport water well-drilling equipment into the Tibesti region to provide potable water to the residents. The project was being funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.

TEAM issued a statement on 24 July 2008.