Water = Life

For us here in North America, clean water is a given. It's just there... flows freely from our taps. Did you know that this is not the case for millions and millions of people in the developing world...?

We saw this boy and his friend in the red shirt behind the bike {during our missions immersion trip to the Philippines this summer} scooping water from the curb to drink. So heart-breaking...

My kids had the opportunity to try {notice I said "try"?} pumping water from a manual water pump. For the most part, the water that comes out of this is drinkable... but not always. Besides, it is expensive to get one of these pumps installed. Often, a whole community share one pump... most communities don't have one.

Most people get their water from a creek, river or a spring... as seen in this video... and it is definitely not clean water!

Please pause the Playlist on the sidebar of this blog as you watch the video.

By the way, if you are a Compassion sponsor.... THANK YOU so much, for all you do!

Well, enter Compassion International's Water of Life System. A $79 donation provides a child with safe water for life. For life. Did you read that correctly? Yes. For. Life!

Water = Life! 
Let's do our part.
Live simply, give generously.

One of my favourite quotes say, "Live simply, so that others may simply live." (This quote is attributed to Mother Teresa.) In this North American lifestyle, there is much we can do without... so that we can be in a better position to give generously. Our family is learning the lesson of simple living too... to act justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with God. Join us?

$79 = water for life! It is cliché... I agree... but $79 is like one meal out for an average North American family. Will you say "Yes!" to water for life today?

Unwrapping more of His love in this world.

Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly with God!