Living Water

Finding Perspective at the Well

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

For Randi Belisomo, holidays the past few years have been a struggle. As the ever-present air of gratitude at Thanksgiving quickly turns into the twinkling, joyful lights of Christmas, she is reminded that her late husband, Carlos, is no longer with her to experience the gleeful, celebratory moments. But earlier this year, Randi traveled with Living Water to disaster-stricken Haiti and life as she knew it, again, changed.  
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Meet our new field staff in Haiti!

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

After the massive earthquake that ripped across Haiti in January 2010, Living Water International’s work there went into overdrive—and that’s an understatement. The need for clean drinking water was more desperate than ever, with cholera running rampant through overcrowded tent cities and water trucks unable to keep up with demand. After the earthquake, Living Water’s output for rehabilitated wells more than doubled (from around 175 to around 450), plus the addition of a new drilling program in Port au Prince and another drill rig headed to Cap Haitian for a new drilling program there.

Very Good Things

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

HAITI - Savane Carrie\Terrier Rouge, North East Department

GPS: 19 37.844 N, 071 54.541 W

Denise Peter’s smile is beautiful—so beautiful that it is difficult to imagine the hardships she has endured for most of her life. She flashes that smile as clean water flows from the newly repaired pump in Savane Carrie. “We used to walk a very long way for dirty water,” she says, “which made my children sick.” Again, the smile. “This [repaired pump] is a very good thing.”