Clean Water Again

About a month and a half ago our city issued a boil water alert due to a possible bacterial contamination.  It was a little scary and a little inconvenient.  But it was also thought provoking.  We found ourselves thinking and talking about clean water again.  Two years ago Luke was empowered to raise money for clean water in Haiti.  You can read about how that happened here and the results here.  It was such a cool, Holy Spirit-filled experience for us.  So we are going to do it again.

We contacted Living Water International, wanting a specific goal to work towards, to inspire us and others.  We shared that our hearts are still focused on Haiti.  Jeff, the awesome dude we spoke with, shared that we could bless a Haitian village by raising money to refurbish a well, most likely damaged in the earthquake.  We said an emphatic yes!

We are just in the beginning stages of this campaign.  The boys helped me create our Give Well page this morning.  Anyone can go there and donate toward this goal.  The boys will be raising money at their combined birthday party in early August.  We are all praying, knowing that Jesus Christ is our provider.  He will provide the funds necessary to fund this project.  We can't wait to see how it all shakes down.

We invite all of you to pray with us and find ways to give creatively.  Share the link with everyone you know and everyone you don't know.  We are giving up our favorite sparkling water beverage and setting aside the $5 a week we usually spend on it.  When I got home from grocery shopping today and put that money in the jar, both boys got super excited and proceeded to empty their piggy banks, bringing the total in the jar to around $15.  From small beginnings come great things.  We look forward to seeing what God will do!

These guys are turning a combined age of sixteen this summer.  We are praying that they have the sweetest sixteenth birthday ever as they raise funds to do something real and important in Jesus' Name.