charity: water...

It's always exciting to hear what friends are doing around the world. As I was on my way to church this morning I saw more woman and children than usual on the road with big yellow jerry cans on their heads; on their way to collect water. I guess maybe the rains haven't been quite as heavy this week and they've run out of water on their compounds. Or maybe the Guma Valley Water Company shut off the water supply to this area; it wouldn't be the first time. So now, these people, some being children around the age of 5 or 6 need to walk around trying to find the nearest source of water- usually a stand pipe in the area, or a broken water pipe. Or worse, sometimes they break a water line to get to water! As we headed out we had two ladies knocking on our gate asking for water.

This got me thinking about a friend who has started a non profit organization called charity: water; bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. He is actually in Ethiopia right now- where they are starting to dig a well at a school there. Anyway, it's a great organization and you should check it out at http://www.charitywater.org/ There will be some video footage of the drilling as well. Exciting, life changing work...