Water

Yesterday we discussed the Samaritan's Purse gift catalog, and reminded everyone of our efforts to raise $9,000 to provide a community with clean water (gift #36):

Almost half of all the people in developing countries suffer from water-borne diseases and other illnesses caused by unclean water. Working with local ministry partners, Samaritan’s Purse provides communities with safe water for drinking, cooking, and washing through projects ranging from water treatment and protection to sanitation and hygiene education. In this way, countless people have discovered that only Jesus Christ can satisfy their spiritual thirst: “To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life” (Revelation 21:6, NIV). A gift of $9,000 can supply enough clean water for 500 families—just $18 per family—by providing a portable water purification unit or other sustainable water system.