Water is Life

One of my goals with this blog is to show what our parent organization Power to Change Ministries is doing. Power to Change Ministries has over 11 different ministries. Today I'd like to focus on one project that the Global Aid Network is doing.

Global Aid Network (GAiN) exists to demonstrate the love of God, in word and deed, to hurting and needy people around the world, through relief and development projects. http://www.globalaid.net/

What I really appreciate about GAiN is the very real, practical, tangible demonstration of the gospel that goes along with the words.

At staff conference this year, I learned about a project GAiN is doing to provide clean drinking water to areas in Africa: The "Water for Life" initiative. GAiN reminds us that "water-related diseases kill a child every 20 seconds, and are responsible for 80% of all illnesses and deaths in the developing world". GAiN goes in with a team and builds a well that taps in to clean water 80 meters below the surface. By providing clean drinking water, people in the village are 1) healthy, and 2) able to focus on tasks that produce income, rather than fetching water.

I have also heard that these wells provide an avenue to minister to the spiritual needs of the community as well as the physical needs. It's great to be a part of a ministry that is creatively addressing physical and spiritual thirsts.

Some say helping is when you've walked a mile in someone else's shoes. We believe it takes about 80 meters.