Enjoy clean water. Enjoy God's Love!

I am often asked the question...so what do you do out there anyway? Well here's an idea of what my team is doing and why they're doing it. Check out this link:

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/water/

Uganda isn't featured, but our projects are very similar. My team constructs thousands of biosand water filters for the poorest of the poor in Western Uganda. They also build water tanks, water jars and shallow wells for public places such as schools and health clinics. This link was featured on SP's website because we're all facing rather large budget cuts due to the downturn in the global economy. If you feel that God is asking you to give, I can assure you that your money is being well spent.

We're working hard to bring clean water to our neighbors here in Uganda. Currently, less than 5% of our community has access to clean water. This especially affects the health of the children. Contaminated water carries diseases which are completely preventable, but also prove fatal in poor environments such as ours.

We're working hard to teach them about good health, hygiene and sanitation. For instance, this week we're holding a Children's Hygiene Fair. Playing games like the poop toss and hand washing relays. :) We are also training some of their parents to be on Village Health Teams. These teams will be responsible to train their villages about proper hygiene and sanitation practices. We hope to see families washing their hands, building improved latrines and using their filters to get clean water for drinking, cooking, and cleaning. These simple changes can save lives.

Finally, we have a passion to show them God's love and to tell them about Jesus - the eternal life saver. It was so encouraging yesterday to hear my staff asking me for bibles in the local language and discipleship training. They are eager to share Christ within their villages. And I am eager to equip them as best I can.

Our team wants to share this message with everyone, including you:

Enjoy clean water. Enjoy God's love!

As you're enjoying your clean water today, we also want you to remember God's love for you.

Have a blessed day, my friends!