Water. Is. Life.
Period -- right? My trip to Malawi in 2019 transformed my thinking. I remember meeting a village elder, who through our translator let me know how proud he was of the new well in his village. "Now we have clean water. Now our girls can go to school. Now our babies won't get sick." I loved that he already thought of it as his village's well. This trip confirmed all that I had learned and understood from supporting WWFA for years.:
- entire people groups are without clean water
- local involvement is key to lasting change
- a small amount of Western resources can massively impact hundreds of lives for good
- Givers' hearts change while participating in something super tangible with direct line of sight from donation to high impact
I believe that the best answer to 'why suffering?' is to respond. Do your part. Me, do my part.
Here's my part: I've set a goal for raising enough for water wells to be life changers in 2021 for two villages. My personal committment is to match at least 1:1 every dollar raised. My hope is that you'll participate financially and with your heart attitude (wait; that's the wrong order: heart attitude leading to financial participation!)
Check out this vid from my last trip. Look at the faces of these people as they rejoice in a signficant health and gender equalizing transformation in their corner of the world. Click here for video
Happy to answer all your questions about this, I've got more stories!
Guy