Tag Archives: clean water
Living Water International Trip – August 25-September 1
Our third annual well-drilling trip! The team can hold 12 people: eight drillers and four hygiene team facilitators. The minimum age requirement is 14. You will drill a water well, teach hygiene, interact and encourage the villagers (especially the children) … Continue reading
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Honduras Team Update
Here is a guest post from Betsy Baker, a member of the Honduras Team. Photos by Kimberlee Worpel. It is difficult to put our journey to Honduras into words. Amazing does not even come close to doing this mission trip … Continue reading
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$26,000+ Raised to Fund Clean Water Worldwide – Press Release
Spring Lake, MI – The Heart for the World Auction raised more than $26,000 for Living Water International on Friday, March 12 at Spring Lake Wesleyan Church. The proceeds from the auction will fund a new well in El Salvador … Continue reading
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“Thank you” doesn’t quite cut it
I like to journal, and tonight I went to the channel to spend some time reflecting on the auction and the amazing night we experienced on Friday. Wasn’t it something? I was blown away by the overwhelming generosity and excitement … Continue reading
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Stats can change
I really appreciate this graphic from Living Water International. It helps explain why the lack of clean water keeps people in poverty. Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease. Nearly 1 billion people don’t have safe water … Continue reading
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No Running Water
When we decided to raise money for clean water with this year’s Heart for the World Auction, we wondered what it might be like if we lived without running water for a week, or even a day. We tried to … Continue reading
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Wanted – Well Diggers
El Salvador Well-Drilling Team August 22-28 Since the Heart for the World Auction will fund a new well in El Salvador, we’re putting together a team of 12 people to help drill the well with Living Water International! And, we’re … Continue reading
Dirty Water Vending Machine
This great video inspired the Heart for the World Auction committee to do something similar this year. Take a look! Can you guess what you’ll see in the Lobby on Sunday morning? (Hint: you might want some crisp dollar bills … Continue reading
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Water, water everywhere
The Heart for the World Auction is Friday, March 12 at 6 p.m. and the donations are flooding in! This is the time of year when I almost get displaced from my office because there are so many great things filling up the … Continue reading
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Heart for the World Auction
Our small group got together Sunday afternoon (yes before the Superbowl) and it was great to see the interest and excitement that our friends had about this year’s Heart For the World Auction. I have known about the event details for … Continue reading
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