Drilling for Clean Water

Live Drill - No water for our birthday in Central African Republic from charity: water on Vimeo.

Live Drill Day 2 - We Hit Water! from charity: water on Vimeo.

This is the reality of drilling for water. Julie and I know in the southern region of Ethiopia drilling the well will be a huge project, not unlike this one. Unfortunately, the area we want to bring clean water does not have a clean, strong source we can tap into. The closest water source is 45 min walk and it is contaminated water. The well we will dig will look similar to this project in the video. The well we dig will be very expensive. It is true, sometimes it only cost $5,000 to build a well. Some wells have even been hand dug. That is not the reality we are facing. It is a huge project on many levels but that is why it is so necessary.

Did you ever think getting water, clean, drinking water could be so difficult. I didn't either. In America it is just not a reality we deal with. But to 1 billion people around the world it is reality!

You may be asking, "Michelle, clean water, is it really that big of a deal?" read on. . .

*1 Billion people around the world do not have access to clean water.

*Water related diseases claim 5 million lives per year.

In rural (southern) Ethiopia the statistics are even worse

*only 1 person in 10 has access to clean water.

*1 Ethiopian child in 10 dies before their fifth birthday, 1/2 of those die of diarrhea.

*a baby's chance of dying from diarrhea is 520 times greater that if they were born in Europe or the US

*women and children walk hours a day to collect water from polluted sources.

*their loads can weigh upwards of 60 lbs.

So I now ask you this question, is this okay with you? Do you think this is a big deal now? Please join us in our effort to make clean water a reality for southern Ethiopia. Spread the news and bring awareness, tell others about our fundraiser, donate to our well project, there are many ways to help. Let us be used by the Lord to bring the Good News to southern Ethiopia, let us bring them life = clean water.

Thank you Julie for encouraging me today. We will have tough days but you are right, we have been called by HIM and He does not call the equipped. He EQUIPS the CALLED!