8 Then I heard the
voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”And I
said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah
6:8
As a missionary, I have visited several times
Bakanou A village. The village is full of natural beauty and resources, but it
has the highest number of people lacking access to safe, drinkable water. It is
situated at 85 Km outside of Abidjan city in Cote D’ivoire. The village has a
strong rural United Methodist Church where the members are very committed to
fight poverty. The village has almost two thousands families but with two
boreholes only; sometimes the purity of the drinking water from the boreholes
is questionable.
When there is no water; the villagers are using water
from a stream which is not near the village. There is a problem obtaining good
drinking water. The villagers and specially women are carrying water in pots on
their heads; and there are several miles between the village and the stream.
The water which is coming from the stream is always contaminated with diseases
such as bilharzia, sleeping sickness, river blindness, guinea worm, and
malaria. Besides these, diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery and
pneumonia continue to kill children in record numbers. Bakanou A village has a
small medical center without a maternity.
One or two boreholes again will take care of the water
needs in the village. The villagers can’t afford the pumps, or the necessary
equipment to have the boreholes drilled. Ending Poverty begins with clean
water. Without clean water, the possibility of breaking out of the cycle of
poverty is incredibly slim. Would you take a minute and see how you can help
others. Let us come together to transform lives to get access to safe water.
You can make a huge impact. You can help to bring positive change in
Bakanou A village.
“For
I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me … And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to
you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to
me.’” (Matthew 25: 35, 40, ESV)
Children at Bakanou A village with firewood
The road to Bakanou A village.
calling church members for a fundraising on community project.
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