Shoeman Water Projects is a ministry of Eagle Wings Ministries, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, working to alleviate as much human suffering as possible and in the process, maximize fun with a splashing good time. Shoeman Water Projects picks up donated used and new shoes year round from businesses, churches, schools, and shoe drives. Once collected, the shoes are given a second life when the Shoeman exports the donated shoes to retailers in the developing world. The resale of shoes provides jobs and affordable footwear. Funds generated from the export of shoes provides well drilling rigs, water purification systems, and hand pump repair mirco businesses bringing clean, fresh water to those who thirst.

To-date, Southern Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in partnership with St. Charles and Mt. Cavalry Baptist Churches have collected and shipped approximately 30,000 shoes to Kenya with plans to send an additional shipment in the near future.  NCBC President Fields plans to return to Kenya with several delegates to purchase and distribute sizable quantities of supplies, meals for orphans, medical supplies, as well as monetary contribution for the reconstruction of medical clinics.

To make this foreign mission trip to Kenya successful, your monetary and/or shoe contributions are needed. 

To get the process started we need you to:

1. Clean out your closet of new and slightly used shoes you no longer wear.

2. Tie the laces or use a rubber band to keep both shoes in the pair together.

3. Drop off your shoes in a collection bag at one of the drop-off locations.

Southern Friendship Baptist Church, 4444 Branch Avenue, Temple Hills MD 20748, 301-702-0100

St. Charles Baptist Church, 4410 Georgia Avenue, Washington DC 20011, 202-726-0046 

Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church, 5120 Whitfield Chapel Road, Lanham MD 20706, 301-577-4882

4. The Shoeman picks up shoes from drives and drop-off locations.

5. The shoes are given a second life when the Shoeman sells the donated shoes to exporters and retailers in the developing world. The resale of shoes provides jobs and affordable footwear.

6. Money from the sale of the shoes is used to purchase well drilling rigs, water filtration systems, and other supplies to bring clean, fresh water to those who thirst.

 More details will be made available in the near future for those who would like to make a monetary contribution.