Board of Directors

Bruce Rydbeck, PE, D.WRE

Bruce serves as director of Life Giving Water International (LGWI) and represents LGWI in the US. He has worked on a variety of mission projects in the US, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Kenya.  Bruce holds both BS and MS degrees in civil engineering. He is a registered engineer in Massachusetts, a Diplomat Water Resource Engineer, and member of ASCE and AWWA. He has done further studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Wheaton College Graduate School, and La Universidad Católica de Quito.

​Rural water supply is his primary focus. Bruce began working on rural water systems with Vozandes (HCJB) Community Development in 1989.  Over the years, he developed numerous innovations to improve long-term sustainability, economy, reliability, and water quality of rural community water systems. The improvements include durable ​concrete/masonry reservoir designs, spring protection structures, economical high-pressure pumping stations, improved rural

economical high-pressure pumping stations, improved rural spigot pedestals, and simplified water disinfection installations. Bruce has written numerous technical papers and presented aspects of this ministry at international conferences. In 2014, he co-chaired the International Perspectives on Water Resources and the Environment conference in Quito. He often advises other ministries on aspects of rural water supply. Through this ministry, he has helped hundreds of communities to receive a reliable supply of clean water.
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Bruce and his wife Cherith lived in Ecuador from 1981 to 2019, except for 16 months in 1985-6, during which they served in rural Kenya to facilitate a hydro-electric power station project for a mission hospital. Currently they live in Bonita Springs, FL. They have been married since June 1973 and have three children and four grandchildren. Together, they enjoy canoeing, kayaking, nature walks, visiting historic sites, hiking, and traveling.  Bruce bikes, and still occasional climbs mountain in Ecuador. He also participates in ministry to prisoners and enjoys leading Bible studies.
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