Fresh Water Flows Again in Ghana
 The gift of clean water was given to more than
23,650 people living in thirteen Ghanaian villages at the beginning of
this year!
“Only God can reward you for the wonderful work you have done,”
expressed Nana Abena Tanaa, queen mother of Ampenkro. “You have
brought back the smiles upon the faces of many, and we are very grateful
and will be indebted to you for a longtime.”
Nana was speaking to our Living Waters team in Ghana.
They had just completed fixing her village’s broken water pump.
The Ghanaian community of 3,700 children and adults had been without access
to clean water for two years. These poor farmers could not afford to fix
the pump, forcing everyone to gather water from a manmade pond that was
not protected from contamination such as animal use.
Ampenkro was one of thirteen villages whose water problems
evaporated when our Living Waters team came in and fixed their pumps at
the beginning of this year. It took only a few days to refurbish each
one! Now more than 23,650 children and their families can drink as well
as irrigate and cook with clean water.
Regardless of religion or the difficulty of reaching
the area, our teams made sure each area’s hand or foot pump was
working with perfection before leaving. The village of Nuamakrom Zongo
and its’ population of 2,500 was also helped. “I am glad that
even though we are mainly Moslems, you came to our rescue irrespective
of our religion. May Allah bless and reward you,” commented Mallam
Amadu Issahaku, community leader.
Some like Nana Afosa of Pewodie Estates couldn’t
believe we would exert the effort to help strangers. “I find it
hard to believe that people who do not know us and have nothing to do
with us care so much about our welfare,” she said. “Accept
my heartfelt thanks and that of my people for being so selfless. May the
Lord, mightily bless and prosper you.”
Concerned mothers like Maame Esi Yamoah of Sumnyamekoduru
expressed their thanks, “After one whole year of drinking from this
[dirty] stream we can now drink again from this well. At long last the
sicknesses we have been experiencing will be a thing of the past. Thank
you very much for the wonderful, sacrificial work you have done.”
Partners, thank you for helping us supply these people with water for
life! However, in the midst of this victory, thousands of villages around
the world still don’t have access to potable water sources. You
can prevent a child or adult from illness or even an early death!
Just $50 can provide a lifetime of water for an individual.
An average water bill for a household in the US is approximately $50 per
month. This means for just $50, or one months’ water bill
you can give a child or adult the gift of a lifetime of clean water.
Your gift will be used to dig a well and install a pump or build cisterns.
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