A Watershed Moment

1,000th
Water Well

For the 2,800 people living in Badvan, India, water had become their primary concern. In short, they didn’t have enough.

The village elders attempted to drill four water wells; however, only one was a success. With such a limited supply of water, strict rules were required: Families could visit the well only twice a day and for a limited amount of time.

For most, this meant walking a long distance, waiting in long lines and often missing work. Even then, there wasn’t enough water to go around.

Meanwhile, the small Christian community in Badvan met each Sunday to worship in a tiny hut made of mud. Because the walls of the church frequently collapsed due to rain, they had been praying and fasting, crying out to God for a new church building.

In June 2018, the Lord used you to answer the prayers of this small village when Joyce Meyer Ministries' outreach arm, Hand of Hope, drilled a freshwater well and constructed a brand-new church for the people of Badvan.

In fact, this is the 1,000th water well you have drilled in villages and remote communities like this one all around the world!

Today, because of you, the people of Badvan have more than enough water to go around. No more long lines, and no missing work. And their village has a safe, dry place to worship each week.

Thank you for sharing the love of Christ and quenching the physical and spiritual thirst for hundreds of families in need.

A Watershed
Moment

Have you ever been without water? Maybe a water main broke in your neighborhood or your pipes froze and burst. You went to turn on the faucet and nothing came out. Oftentimes, it’s in moments like those that we can come to really appreciate basic necessities like water.

For many around the world, there’s no faucet to turn on. No sip of cold water where they live. Just dirty water, full of disease, that they have to hunt for. And far too often, that kind of water brings unimaginable loss.

But like the relief you felt when help came and restored the water to your home, you are bringing tremendous aid to thousands of people in need! In fact, in 2018, you brought the 1,000th Hand of Hope water well to a community!

Again and again, all over the world, we see the love of Christ at work within you as you change whole communities through fresh, clean water. And, most importantly, we know that it’s God who makes all of this possible. So, the next time you turn on your faucet, take a moment to celebrate all the needs you’re meeting, cups you’re filling and lives you’re saving today!

Miriam
Kwambwa

Miriam Kwambwa knows far too well the dangers that can lurk for those who fetch water from the great Zambezi River. This mother of six has lost three family members to crocodiles: her sister-in-law, her aunt and her two-year-old niece.

These terrible tragedies caused her to live in constant fear for her children, wondering…would everyone return after making a trip to the river?

“We are thinking, we don’t know if we are coming back or we’ll be caught by a crocodile,” she says. “We had a lot of fear wherever we (went, until) we came back (and saw) that everyone is (safe).”

Today, because of you, there is a freshwater well close to Miriam’s home.

“That borehole has changed our lives,” she says. “We are safe. We can go there and fetch water anytime we feel like fetching water.”

Perhaps best of all, Miriam says that since the well was drilled, no one in her community has died in a crocodile attack.

“This is a big change in the village.”

Thank you for making such a huge difference in Miriam’s life—for giving her children and many others the opportunity to grow up in safety through the gift of fresh, clean water.