Why Water?

I honestly don’t even know where to put these statistics as I sit in my nice warm house with our own personal well out back working just fine. Some info from the charitywater.org website…[emphasis mine]

WHY WATER.
Right now, 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in six of us.WHO WE ARE.
charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.

GET INVOLVED.
Learn how you can help here >

I heard an interview on the Catylist leadership podcast yesterday about the story of Scott Harrison, the founder of charitywater.org. Scott’s Story is an amazing story of the power of a vision to change the world.

I think that we often just gloss over these numbers, especially 1.1 Billion people.? To put some of the numbers into perspective…1 million seconds=almost 12 days…1 Billion seconds is almost 32 years!! Unbelievable.

What would happen if all of the people in the Church would get on board and try to solve this major problem in the world?? I absolutely love the 100% model of Charity Water…no administrative costs…100% goes to bring fresh water to those without.? If this charity is any example, I think the Church has an excellent chance to make major progress in a short time–if we would focus on the goal.

Question:? What are some water charities that you have given to or you know are doing a great job as well?