Living Water

Getting married? What if your engagement ring could be more than a symbol of your love? What if it could also provide a life-saving symbol of God’s love for 500 Haitians in desperate need of clean drinking water? Can you think of a better way to begin your marriage?

With This Ring (WTR), a ministry that encourages radical giving, has brought clean drinking water to some 20,000 Africans through Living Water International. To help them do this, couples from around the country have donated their wedding and engagement rings to WTR to convert into fresh water wells for people who have never known clean water.

This year, With This Ring is holding a Valentine’s Day Ring Auction wherein rings donated by couples will be sold to those seeking to participate in the cause by purchasing them. The auction will be open until February 9 and can be accessed here.

According to Ali Eastburn, founder of With This Ring, “Each person who gave their treasured ring and each person who honors that gift by purchasing one can be confident that their radical gifts will be put to good use rebuilding wells destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti. Just $3000.00 will help us partner with Living Water International to rebuild a well in a community that is in great need.”

People are encouraged to share their own story of making grand gestures on the With This Ring blog and also to consider purchasing a ring as an act of radical generosity for their loved one and for the people of Haiti.

“We need to respond radically to this tragedy by loving strangers. Buying a ring at this auction is a wonderful way for people to make a grand gesture of love to people who have lost everything—including clean water,” said Eastburn.

For more information about With This Ring, please go to www.withthisring.org.