Build a Well. Save Lives!
Today is World Water Day. And as I’ve seen the tweets mentioning today’s significance, I cannot forget my experience in Ethiopia a year and a half ago.
You can read all of it here, but be sure to come back to this post – I’m not done talking here!
Anyway, here’s the highlights…
You learn in elementary school (if not before) how important water is. We bathe in it. We clean our dishes with it. We do our laundry with it. We use it to flush away waste. Shoot, a large percentage of our bodies is made up of the stuff. So we need to drink it. Constantly. It’s a huge part of life. And, as we’ve seen all too well with Mihret’s swallowing issues, a lack of hydration can lead to all kinds of health problems. And, ultimately, death.
We know that.
But we take it for granted because all we have to do is turn a faucet and we have clean, clear water at our fingertips. Hiking miles with five gallons of water strapped to our backs is something that we do to stretch ourselves. It’s definitely not something we do out of necessity.
That’s not what I saw when I was in Ethiopia last year.
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Many were carrying jugs. For water. And they literally had to walk uphill both ways to bring it home.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can make a difference. That’s right: You and I can help bring about the change that people so desperately need. My friend, Marshall, is raising money for charity:water. If we support his efforts, we will help provide life-giving water to some beautiful people.
So go ahead, donate. Let’s help Marshall shatter his goal!
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