We are thrilled to announce that after only 4 months of operations, the water store in Jocotán, Guatemala has already surpassed all expectations and is filling approximately 100 jugs each day! In fact, the demand for water is so high that they have already maxed out their system capacity and used some of the store…
Every year water-related diseases affect more than 1.5 billion people (WHO & UNICEF JMP 2015). While access to clean water can help lower these disease rates in developing communities, the truth is that clean water alone is not enough. Without community health and hygiene education, the impact of safe water is limited. It is estimated that…
CAREGIVERS. CHANGE MAKERS. NURTURERS. TEACHERS. At Healing Waters we believe one of God’s greatest gifts is mothers. We know they are the leaders and change makers in every community. So this weekend, we honor moms everywhere for their sacrifice, dedication and love. Because the truth is, without them, none of us would be where we are today! At…
Today’s contributor, Mary Henneberry, is a master’s student at Brandeis University studying Sustainable International Development. She is currently taking a course on human rights and water, and we are so happy to have her share her knowledge and passion for this issue on our blog! I came across the poem How Many, How Much from Shel Silverstein’s book,…
The Economic Impact of Clean Water Happy World Water day! Did you know that every $1 invested in water and sanitation provides a $4 economic return? Or that the time spent gathering water around the world translates to $24 billion in lost economic benefits each year? Think about all of the industries that require safe water to…
I grew up in a church and always wanted more than just stories about God. If He was real then I expected to see Him at work! If we really believed the words we sang in the hymns then we should behave like it. That’s who I am – looking for a real God and…
I have to be honest, when Kayla (our Director of Development & Marketing) brought the idea of our team making New Year’s resolutions and blogging about them I was less than thrilled. People who know me understand why – I have publicly poo-pooed (in a good-natured way) the idea of resolutions many times in past sermons…
Happy New Year from the Healing Waters Team! At Healing Waters, we love the start of a new year. Full of possibility and excitement, it gives us the opportunity to look ahead and dream big, which is exactly what we’ve done. And this year we’re pretty excited about our New Year’s resolutions… As an organization, our New…
Dear Friends, Fresh wind, fresh fire. That has been one of my mantras this past year. When we feed a flame with fresh wind, the fire can grow exponentially. This is what is happening with the ministry of Healing Waters. More than at any other time we have the capacity to see exponential growth, in the communities…