Water,
Water Everywhere…
Susan Nally
Guimaca, Honduras
Have you considered what your life would be like
without clean water? Let’s examine a few
things we know. Our bodies consist of
more than 70 % water. More than 50% of
the earth is covered with water. A
pregnant woman must drink more than 64 ounces of water a day. Now think about how much water you use just
to brush your teeth, washing dishes or washing your clothes.
Water is necessary to our everyday living! What would you do if you did not have water
available for your everyday existence?
What would you do if you did not have clean water?
Luke 9:2 has been searching for years for a way to
bring clean water to the villages where we work. Last September, Luke 9:2 partnered with Water
Steps and the first water system was installed at the mission compound at Cofradia,
Honduras. This new water purification
system is supplying clean water to the village people on a regular basis. All the people have to do is purchase a 5
gallon water bottle for $1.00 and they can continue to bring it back and
receive free clean water. As of this
writing, 40 to 50 families bring their jugs to the mission compound twice a
week to get their water.
Pastor Nelson says that free water is being taken to
the school, the medical clinic and the police department. Each of these groups have the ability to
touch many lives. It stands to reason
that children will become healthier and the community as a whole will see an
improvement in everyone’s health.
In April of
2014, three more water systems will be installed. The water team will install systems in two
villages and one orphanage. Lives will
be changed because of the availability of clean water. If you are interested in providing clean,
life-giving water to people who cannot get it, you can partner with Luke 9:2
Ministries by going to our website (www.luke9-2ministries.org)
to find information about how to make a donation to this specific project.
Be a part of something that will change lives for
generations! Matthew 10:42 reminds us that,
“ And anyone who gives one of my humble followers a cup of cool water, just
because that person is my follower, will be rewarded.”
Notes
from a Newbie: (Elizabeth Ward)
I finally got to come on a medical mission trip with
Luke 9:2 Ministries to Honduras. For
over 10 years I have been helping to prepare for the trips but always watching
them go without me. It was not my time
yet. I feel blessed to have finally made
it to Honduras for this work.
I have seen many pictures of the trips, but until
you come you cannot understand fully the extent of the need or the work. Today we pulled up to our biggest clinic of
the week. There were so many people
lined up, you could not see the end of the line. By the end of the day (7:30 pm) we had served
697 patients; pulled 200 teeth; and given out 141 pairs of glasses. The most
that Luke 9:2 Ministries have ever done in one day.
“The harvest
is plentiful but the workers are few.
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore to send out workers into his
harvest field.” Luke 10:2
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