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HONDURAS – Water is one of Earth’s greatest gifts. It has the power to sustain life, create landforms, and perhaps even to heal. But for young Jostin and his mother Nora in La Sierra, Honduras, water was a source of pain and sickness—a thief of health and happiness. For many years, families in this remote region would struggle to find water that didn’t cause immediate illness.
The Daily Struggle to Find Water
While most of us enjoy access to clean water, families like Jostin’s struggled daily to find water that was safe to drink. Before friends like you stepped in to help, their only option was a dirty river nearby. When Jostin drank from the contaminated water in hopes of quenching his thirst, his body paid the price. When children struggle to find water to survive, they often turn to these unsafe sources out of sheer necessity.
“My stomach hurt a lot,” Jostin said. “It burned, and I even curled up from the pain.” He recalled his body shaking with agony.
“My stomach hurt a lot. It burned, and I even curled from the pain.
-Jostin
Uncertain of his fate and filled with fear, his mother, Nora, took him to the local health center—by foot. Nora comforted her son the only way she knew how. Jostin shared, “She told me we would get there, and on the way, we knelt down to pray.” In their village, it was a common struggle to find water that was pure enough for a mother to give her child without fear.
A Sustainable Water Solution for La Sierra
Their prayers were answered far beyond what they expected. Not only did God bring Jostin through his sickness, God sent friends like YOU to help his entire community. Thanks to your compassionate support, Operation Blessing was able to provide the residents of La Sierra with a community water system, latrines, and handwashing stations.
“Now the water is very purified, clean, and I have never gotten sick again,” said Jostin.
The thoughtfulness of friends like you gave a new beginning to this entire community. La Sierra is no longer synonymous with sickness and despair. Instead, it’s a place filled with hope and brighter days ahead.
