Living Water

Would you give up something you want so that someone else could have something they need?

That’s the idea behind The Well Dressed Challenge, the brain child of Angela Craig, Women’s Ministries Director for the Northwest District of the Assemblies of God. Last year, when Angela and a group of women were working with children through Mission of Mercy in Honduras, they asked the people there how else they could help. What did the Honduran people in this village need?

“Kids have so little sense of ‘personal power’.  It is important for them to realize they can make a difference no matter how old they are.”  This comes from a mom whose two little girls are setting a high bar for advocates of the water crisis.

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.  

Cheers rang out from the Living Water staff around 5pm Tuesday evening, but it had nothing to do with the end of the work day in Stafford, TX.  Gathered outside in front of a “Team Living Water” banner at Living Water International headquarters, a group of staff members eagerly greeted the H2o riders as they finished their 142^nd day of 145 days of cycling around the country to raise money and awareness for clean water.

HOUSTON, TX—September 30, 2011 was an evening to remember as more than 1,200 people gathered at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, Texas, for Living Water International’s biggest gala ever.

Did you see WGN’s Randi Belisomo in Haiti?

Randi traveled to Haiti this past August with Living Water and is now sharing her story on WGN TV. Randi’s segments will air for a full week on WGN and CLTV in Chicago. She also blogged about her experience at: http://www.wgntv.com/blogs/journey-to-haiti/.

A village in Guatemala now has clean, safe drinking water thanks to a class gift from graduates of the East Carolina University College of Nursing.

For more than 20 years, Living Water International has drilled wells and repaired pumps for thirsty people all around the world. But water isn’t all there is to it. A brand-new partnership is bolstering another crucial component of Living Water’s outreach: hygiene and sanitation.

Living Water International is excited to announce our partnership with MeSoap to help provide soap, hygiene training, toilets, water and other needed sanitation and hygiene supplies to the communities in need. The partnership is beginning in Sierra Leone, which has the second highest infant mortality rate in the world. To learn more, watch this video, then head over to MeSoap’s website for more information.

Thanks to a friend of our staff, Living Water will have a 15 second spot playing on the CBS Video Screen in Times Square over the next month.  We are excited to introduce people to us in a space we never thought possible!

Adds are great but action is better!  What can you do to help us end the water crisis?

Here are some ideas:

Walk for Water Kit
H20 Project