Posted Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 by LWI Editor
From August 7-14, 2010, a mission team traveled from Houston to Honduras to drill a water well for the people of the village of Rio Arriba. Chad Yelverton, one member of the team, shares his experience from the trip: I almost didn’t go on this trip at all. Seriously, I thought of reasons to back out even before I signed up. “It’s not safe.” “I’m... [Read more]
Posted Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 by Susanna Donald
Women and children in developing nations walk up to seven miles a day to their closest water source. When they get there, they fill their jerry cans with water, turn around, and begin the long walk home. A typical jerry can holds around 40 pounds of water. Greyson Goon only has to walk a few steps to his nearest water source: the tap in his Silver Spring,... [Read more]
Posted Thursday, July 15th, 2010 by Susanna Donald
On February 15th, 2010, Abe Clark embarked on the journey of a lifetime: a solo run from coast to coast—all the way across America. Abe started running on a pier in Oceanside, California; 136 days later, he stepped into the Atlantic Ocean. At the beginning of his run, Abe wrote, “This is the beginning of a journey that will test my limits, challenge... [Read more]
Posted Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 by LWI Editor
Shannon Strossner, a member of the Development Team at Living Water International, had the opportunity to travel to El Salvador with a mission team in from June 27th to July 3rd, 2010. Here, in her words, is a story from the trip. EL SALVADOR – El Salomo Francisco is 15 years old. When I first met him, not many words were exchanged. The few that... [Read more]
Posted Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by Susanna Donald
Ben Perry is only 14 years old, but his experience as part of Team Living Water in the Go St. Louis half marathon gave him the kind of insight into the global water crisis that many adults don’t have: Calves burning, lungs hurting, barely being able to walk because you’re so sore after the thirteen mile race…but then, this is probably how children... [Read more]
Posted Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 by LWI Editor
Sunday, April 4 2010—Easter Sunday—marked the first anniversary of Bethany Community Church’s Spilling Hope initiative, carried out in partnership with Living Water International. In the months leading up to Easter 2009, I was praying about how God could use the collective resources of our growing church if we could focus our kingdom efforts in... [Read more]
Posted Monday, March 29th, 2010 by LWI Editor
The Art of Giving is an online art auction and fundraiser hosted through a dedicated eBay store. 100% of the proceeds of the event will be equally divided among three organizations: Living Water International, Doctors Without Borders, and Habitat for Humanity. All proceeds will be used for these organizations’ ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. [Read... [Read more]
Posted Thursday, March 25th, 2010 by LWI Editor
EL SALVADOR – Monte Rico Omar Garcia, Missions Pastor at Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, Texas, traveled to El Salvador in February to help bring the gift of clean water to a village called Monte Rico. Here are his reflections and photos from the trip. Monte Rico is a small village of about three hundred close-knit neighbors hidden away in the... [Read more]
Posted Thursday, March 18th, 2010 by Susanna Donald
Do you remember what you got for your 16th birthday? Kailyn Paris got water. Nearly 1,000 dollars’ worth. All for kids in Africa. Kailyn is a member of the youth group at Mission Hills Community Church, a congregation in California that spent eight weeks raising more than $62,000 for Living Water International. Her contribution came when she asked... [Read more]
Posted Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 by Susanna Donald
Most seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds spend their final semester coasting through high school until graduation. Cort Gatliff and Christian Kauffman, two high school seniors from Memphis, Tennessee, are spending a month coasting across America on their bikes instead. This isn’t your typical senior trip, though. Gatliff and Kauffman are taking on this... [Read more]
US Teams Haiti
iPad Giveaway
Page CXVI
Haiti - Right Now
The Story of the Thirsty
OSU Wells Project
Mike Mantel at Calvin College
Tommy's Story
Haitians Rejoice
Helping Haiti Webisode 14: Thank You!
Helping Haiti Webisode 13: Drinking Water
Helping Haiti Webisode 12: Well 6
Helping Haiti Webisode 11: Well 5
Helping Haiti Webisode 10: Soccer
Wells Project Redux
Helping Haiti Webisode 9: Woman with Polio
Helping Haiti Webisode 8: Well 4
Helping Haiti Webisode 7: Well 3
Helping Haiti Webisode 6: Well 2
Helping Haiti Webisode 5: Port-au-Prince Testimonies
