Spirit in Action was founded in 1996 by Del Anderson to carry on the ministry of loving service that God brings through him. As Del himself says, "I come from poverty, and despite all my frailties, God's Transcendent Power works through me."
Through determination, persistence and the grace of God, Del was successful in business, and in the course of his life, Del has served God around the world as President and coordinator of Camps Farthest Out International (with a special ministry in self-help projects), and through Boy Scouts International in adult leadership training on every continent. Del lived in Japan for one year, and has traveled extensively throughout the world sharing God's love and compassion.
Del, who recently "graduated" to his new life at the age of 102, continued his Spirit-led correspondence with many friends around the world until the very end. Del founded Spirit in Action to carry on this ministry of service into future generations.
Mission
Spirit in Action is a network of people worldwide who are serving God by empowering others.
News and recent developments
- April 2010: Camily Wedende, in Eldoret, Kenya provides an update on his project to use the power of the sun to fulfill the needs of refugees. Solar cookers provide a good way to cook nutritious food in a smoke-free environment while also reducing the risks and burdens that women face when they have to walk miles to collect fuel for cooking fires. Wedende teaches people to use solar cookers to cook their daily meals and also pasteurize water. “Many families are interested in learning and using solar cookers, and most of the trainings are in the refugee camps where life is hard, where a piece of firewood cannot be found and where water is highly contaminated.” Since January, his organization Sun Cookers International has sold five cookers.
- May 2009: Spirit in Action newsletter available online
- February 2009: Solar Cooking is expanding in Eldoret, Kenya with the support of Spirit in Action! Camily Wedende received a grant from Spirit in Action in June 2008 to train community members and refugees how to use and build solar cookers. Camily reports “We are in the world of solar!”. He has trained over 50 families in refugee camps and over 100 people total. People receive training on how to build light weight wooden cookers using plywood, glass, aluminum foil, wood shavings and black paint. Typical food cooked in the solar cooker are rice, bananas, eggs, tea, bean and meat. Cookers are also used for pasteurizing water. Camily is very positive about the changes he sees when people learn about solar cooking and is committed to spreading the word in his community. For Camily, “SOLAR COOKERS WORK – SEEING IS BELIEVING.”
- November 2008: Camily Wedende, of Eldoret, Kenya, received a Spirit in Action grant to train people in refugee camps to use and build solar cookers and now he reports that about 50 people have been trained how make cookers and pasteurize water using WAPIs (water pasteurization indicators). Also, 10 families from the refugee camp have received training.
- November 2007: Camily Wedende received a grant from Spirit in Action in support of his solar cooker shop. Wedende builds and sells durable plywood solar box cookers, and stocks various solar cooking supplies such as pots and instruction manuals in his shop. He also conducts solar cooking demonstrations and gives out samples.
Contact
Our organization's office has recently moved from Minneapolis to Santa Cruz, California. Here is our updated information.
Spirit in Action
Tanya Thomas Cothran
P.O. Box 3384
Santa Cruz CA 95063
Tel: +1 (831) 227-1169
spiritinaction@sbcglobal.net
http://godsspiritinaction.org