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Decatur, GA-based blacksmith Jason Smith at his shop in Decatur. Smith helped create a water pump made out of old guns. Photo from Champion Newspaper
Decatur, GA-based blacksmith Jason Smith at his shop in Decatur. Smith helped create a water pump made out of old guns. Photo from Champion Newspaper

 

Local blacksmith, church make international difference

Equipped with a Colt 38 pistol as a handle, AR15 rifle and a couple of single-barreled shotguns, the contraption sitting at the center of Columbia Presbyterian Church may appear to be used for something other than helping others.

However, with the help of a local blacksmith and various ministries, the church successfully demonstrated how to take old or discarded guns and change them into working water pumps for those in need. Read more…