This week we celebrated ‘World Water Day’ and although this does
not reflect any current projects I am involved with, I will be spending my
whole summer in Africa and this issue is on my heart. The world’s desperate
need for clean water is something that many of us overlook. All we have to do in America is walk to the faucet and clean water is available any time we want. The
average American uses over 100 gallons of water a day (by showering, washing
dishes, laundry, cooking, drinking, etc) whereas in many places people use an average of 2.5 gallons a day and have to walk up to 8 miles every day to get it.
Clean water is essential for life.
But more than 1 billion people in the world
lack access to clean water. This causes over 2 million unsafe drinking water
deaths every year, and most are children.
Every day, 6,000 children die from
water-related illnesses such as diarrhea, malaria, typhoid, cholera, worms, and
parasites. With each sip the number of deaths grow. This contaminated water is
the only water they have ever known. And for some, it will be the only water
they ever have.
The lack of clean drinking water in developing
countries is the starting place of a thousand miseries. It exacerbates
malnutrition, sickness, infant mortality, poverty, and illiteracy.
Their greatest physical need is clean water.
This video and info is from http://www.causelife.org which is a great organization. I made a donation to them today and I encourage you to check it out and prayerfully make a donation as well if you feel led. Thank you!!!
