Mission group working to provide clean drinking water to El Salvador

For just $100 a family in El Salvador can have clean drinking water for years. With that in mind, a group of Newton residents are working to raise enough money to install water purification systems into the homes of a village they visit each year on a mission trip. “Annually we have our medical mission and this year we have another focus,” said Veronica Mangrich of Newton, who is helping organize the annual mission trip for Sacred Heart Catholic Church and United Presbyterian Church in Newton. Along with the mission group’s goal to address medical needs of the people of El Salvador, the group is now focusing on purchasing and installing water purification systems in homes of families who have no other choice but to get their drinking