In 2007, many families were displaced and have been living
in tents in a dry valley. For several years now, I’ve been interceding in
prayer on behalf of these people. My heart ached for their needs… the most
obvious being water.
When our team came back to Kenya in 2011 there still was no
water in the camp. Women and children would walk 3 kilometers carrying jugs of
water. These jugs of water are used for everything… drinking, cooking,
cleaning, laundry, occasional bathing…
The Polish Embassy dug a borehole and installed a pump in
the Jikaze IDP camp about 2 kilometers away from Camp Vision. The water was so hot (140 degrees
Fahrenheit) that the first pump they installed melted. Months later (and a few
headaches with customs), a new $20,000 pump was installed that could handle the
heat. On October 5th, we
went to the water pump dedication in the Jikaze camp and rejoiced with them as
the water filled the holding tanks.
Our team helped get the pipes put in to connect a tank in
Camp Vision to their water source.
Now, nearly 4 years later… I am OVERJOYED to inform you all
that Camp Vision has WATER!!!!
We rejoice and praise the Lord for providing! I never cease
to be amazed by His provision. When I really stop and think about it, I realize
that on our own there is no way we would have been able to get water to Camp
Vision in a year and a half… God began this process long before we got here and
used us as a final step to make it happen. It is such a privilege to be used by
God to bring sustainability to a community.
As we worshiped in celebration together as a team we sang “Love
Is Here� by Tenth Avenue North. The opening words seemed fitting: “Come to the
water, you who thirst, and you’ll thirst no more…�
