Changing Lives Around the World Through the Gift of Clean Water

WORLDWIDE – Water is a precious gift—a gift that far too many people can’t access. But you are changing that and giving many communities hope for a brighter future through a gift of clean water solutions that meet their specific needs. Your support enables us to provide the best possible clean water solution for each location, making a true and lasting difference. Here are just a few of those stories.

Honduras

On the small island of Boca del Río Viejo, located off the coast of Honduras, water provides the livelihood for many local fishermen. But it is also the source of one of their greatest heartaches.

For years, Alisson (age 4) and her two sisters had no choice but to drink water from hand-dug wells built with stones—or worse, old tires. High tides often flooded the wells, leaving the water yellow and tasting like salt.

One day, Alisson started vomiting. Her mother panicked. “I thought I would never see her alive again.” Alisson’s father rushed her by boat to the nearest health center and learned she had parasites. Something had to change.

That’s when your love saw the people on this vulnerable island and provided the materials to construct a long pipeline to pump water from more than six miles away, as well as treating it for heavy metals like arsenic. Since the soil is not strong enough to support traditional water towers, you made it possible for smaller storage tanks to be built across the island.

The gift of clean water solutions in this region ensured that the infrastructure was tailored to the unique geography of the island. “When I found out clean water was coming, it was such a joy,” Alisson’s mother said. Thank you for giving Alisson’s family—and the entire community of Boca del Río Viejo—hope for a better future! And you are sending that same hope much further.

Jamaica

Your kindness also surrounded Saneek, a single mom with four children in Jamaica, after she lost everything in Hurricane Melissa. Saneek collected what water she could from a barrel in a neighbor’s yard. “As soon as it ran out, we didn’t have any more,” she said.

Thanks to your support, our disaster response team was able to bring her a portable water filter, so she could sanitize water from a local stream to make sure it was safe for her children to drink. Your kindness also provided clean water distribution centers in remote areas across the nation during the recovery process.

Thailand

And on the other side of the world, our compassionate supporters answered the prayers of a farming village in Thailand.

Before you intervened, families in Baan Thalong collected rainwater in large containers, but it was never enough. They often had to walk down a rocky path to a river that was full of chemicals.

Pastor Ekasit said, “Despite this, we had no choice but to use and drink it.” When the river ran dry, they had to purchase expensive water—if they could afford it. Even then, the people of Baan Thalong held onto hope in God.

Your compassion provided a new well at the local church—right in the heart of the community. This sustainable gift of clean water solutions has transformed daily life for the villagers. A local farmer, Wilai, said: “Now, we can transport water to our homes, storing enough for two weeks before returning.” The church even has enough to share with visitors.

Thank you for changing the lives of families and entire communities around the world!