Let anyone who is thirsty come to me- John 7:37b

Water is the source of life. Without clean water, disease and death run rampant in communities. Here in Congo, many women and children walk several miles each day in search of even dirty water.

The North Katanga Conference is working to dig as many deep wells as possible to address this need. We currently have five wells thanks to the generosity of United Methodist churches in the USA. Obviously, we have a long way to go.

The funding for one new well came from a young girl in Geneseo, NY, who had a vision. Alysia Rebecca Graham knew God was telling her to bring clean water to Africa. After months of collecting returnable cans and bottles, setting out a loose change container, and adding baby-sitting money she got the attention of her church family who then worked to help her achieve her goal of $6,000. Once the money was sent to North Katanga Annual Conference, the village of Katuba received a well, making clean drinking water accessible to hundreds of families in the area.

Your contributions toward wells would be an answer to prayer for those women and children who must carry water for miles so their families can drink, bathe, and cook with clean water.

You can give to this project through Advance Special 12773O . UMCOR-NGO (http://www.umcor-ngo.org), which has recently opened an office here in Kamina, is also working to obtain funding (from USDA and other large grant sources) for the digging of wells in the region.