Hope is on the Way

Everyone knows that water is a precious commodity in most parts of Africa. 

And almost everyone knows that there are two seasons in most African countries:  rainy and dry

But hardly anyone realizes how difficult life becomes during the dry season for those without clean water. 

To get an idea, imagine:

• cooking with water the color of tea leaves
• walking 3 miles, one way, to the nearest clean water source only to find no water pressure in the pipe
• not bathing for weeks
• having a sick child who drank unclean water
• having sick animalswho drank unclean water
• being continuallly dehydrated
• not being able to go to school because you have to carry water, which is an all-day ordeal
• carrying 50 lbs of water on your head for miles
• watching babies die due to water borne diseases

In the village of Sankpem, the rains have ceased.  Daily life is a struggle.

But hope is on the way.  And many of you helped.  Thank you.