Last week, I got to travel with an awesome group of people and visit our clean water projects in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This was my first trip since joining the team at Healing Waters International so it meant I was actually interacting with our technology in the field for the first time. Here…
For the past few years, the University of Colorado has hosted a WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Symposium at their Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex in Boulder. They bring together global leaders from the WASH sector to discuss how we can learn from each other as we all work towards the same goals—improving sanitation practices…
When I have the opportunity to travel to the field, I get excited about seeing new installations and meeting with people who will receive safe water for the first time in their community. On my most recent trip, I was caught up in the anticipation as we set up for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the inauguration of…
Healing Waters is blessed to partner with Jibu, L3C, and their micro-enterprise model in bringing safe water solutions to thousands in Uganda and Rwanda. Fifteen, high production, solar-powered systems have been shipped with nine more to follow. We can’t wait to see what happens when the projects are mobilized in these African nations!
Ministering in the developing world, we frequently face challenges surrounding ownership and accountability for the projects we provide. As stewards of God’s resources, can we determine the level of “skin in the game” of a potential ministry partner? Not always. When we can, it’s a true blessing. Lluvias de Gracia Church sits in the heart of…
A great darkness has fallen over West Africa. Mainstream media doesn’t hesitate to allude to the depth of that darkness and they aren’t exaggerating in this case. The darkness is vast and deep for our brothers and sisters in that section of our world. To date there have been over 3,000 deaths reported, primarily in…