Portable Clean Water!

Today is World Water Day - a means of focusing attention on the importance of fresh water for everyone.

Sources of clean drinking water are almost non-existent in many parts of Ethiopia and the diseases that result from drinking contaminated water are deadly.  Typhoid, Cholera, Dysentery and parasites are all transmitted through dirty water. 

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Our ministry director, Joy Casey, recently visited a woman living in Korah who, along with her son, was suffering the devastating effects of Typhoid and Giardia – you can read about her story here. These are the types of families we want to provide with a means to get clean drinking water.

Adoption Ministry of YWAM Ethiopia has been providing bio-sand water filters to many families and communities through our YWAM Gift Catalog.  But these cement filters, while effective, are large and heavy.

We’ve recently connected with a wonderful ministry – The King’s Storehouse – who will supply us with portable water filter kits that we can send to Ethiopia with mission teams.  These small, lightweight kits (only 6 oz. each) remove all disease-causing bacteria, parasites and protozoa.  They contain a water purifier, adapter, hose and filter cleaner.  They can filter 5 gallons of water in 20 minutes and can provide up to 170 gallons of clean water per day.  The buckets are easy to get in-country so these kits can be widely distributed with instructions on how to use and maintain them.

These filters can be donated through our YWAM Gift Catalog for $40 each.  All money received for these filters is will be sent to The King’s Storehouse. 

We hope you think of these each time you drink a glass of clear water!  Now enjoy this award-winning film "Refresh."

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