Everyone check out these websites! www.bloodwatermission.com, www.adventconspiracy.org/water/, www.fermiproject.com/act/rwanda/downloads.asp - How can we a community of faith join in with giving ourselves away to something bigger than us to make our God the God of love real around the world. Could we start with something as simple as clean water.
According to the World Water Council, 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water; 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation. 1.8 million People die every year from diarrheal diseases and 3,900 children die every day from water born diseases.
It is truly a declaration to the world that Jesus cares and that is why He came and created the church to act on His behalf. How you go about spending the money for clean water is up to how God leads you.
Last night we watched the video of the young student who started a program called loose change to loosen chains. There is an estimated 10+ billion in loose change in the U.S. What if we the Vertigo Student Community collected loose change to build wells for clean drinking water? What if we could raise enough to build more than just 1 well but several. If we all pitched in and collected change and then gave $1 a week we could do some real damage. If we all gave $1 a week that would be around $200 a month and $2,400 a year. If we collect loose change on top of that who knows what we could do. A well is around $3,000 and gives water to thousands for a lifetime of clean water supply. Together we can do huge things.
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