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Community HealthDue to the recent drought, we in the Atlanta area have gained a better appreciation of the problem of water supply. However, we rarely, if ever, worry about the safety of the water that comes out of our faucet. We take for granted that it is safe for our consumption and free of anything that might make us sick. How blessed we are to have such great infrastructure in the USA and such a great tradition of public health. It is not this way in other parts of the world, especially if you are poor. In many places public water systems either do not exist or have been compromised and are in disrepair. In fact, the World Health Organization reports that 1.1 billion people (that’s 20% of the earth’s population) live without access to safe drinking water.
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For instance Kenyan women spend much of their time hauling water for their families. Often their water source is shared with and polluted by their livestock.
After seeing this situation, you realize that these people will drink this water, safe or not. They have no choice. They have to drink this water to survive. The children are particularly susceptible to illness and are the ones most likely to die from drinking contaminated water. The statistics tell us that a child under five years of age dies every fifteen seconds due to a water-related illness. (World Health Organization statistics)
The Mount Pisgah Water Purification Ministry treatment couples the application of sustainable, technical solutions for water purification with the “living water” offered by the gospel of Jesus Christ. We work with ministry partners native to the areas we serve to ensure any system we install fits the culture and capabilities of the community. So far we have installed three systems in Nigeria, six in Kenya, and two in Lebanon. Our next installation may be in Kenya in 2010.
Click to see a short video. To read a 2009 summary on the Water Purification Ministry click here...
For more information, to get involved, or to learn how your church could start a water purification ministry contact Dan Blevins, Water Ministry Leader,
or call him at 770-263-7919.
