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Making All Things New IN THIS ISSUE: YOUR IMPACT: 89,719 PEOPLE SERVED FROM 50 SCHOOL DROPOUTS TO 0 100+ BAPTISMS IN UGANDA KAYAKING FOR CLEAN WATER
Real Impact
L ET T ER FROM T H E CEO
“Behold, I am making all things new…” - Revelation 21:5 Our mission to serve the hard-to-reach places often takes me to the poorest parts of the world. The poverty can be overwhelming—my heart breaks, as I know yours does, when children are sick and dying from preventable
L I F E WAT E R is a Christian non-profit
Your giving is making a difference in the lives of thousands of vulnerable families and children. Thank you!
working to end the global water and sanitation crisis. Since 1977, we have served more than 2.5 million people in 40+ countries with life-saving clean water, sanitation and hygiene.
89,719
water-borne diseases. V IC E PR E S I DE N T OF PH I L A N T H ROP Y
Yet here in the hardest places, God is making all things new. He is making things new at Kamiso’s school, where safe water reduced dropouts from 50 to 0. He is making things new in Uganda, where more than 100 new believers have been baptized.
HE INVITES US TO JOIN HIM IN THIS MIRACLE OF RENEWAL. God is opening new paths for healing in hard places. Thanks
Christine Zurbach Christine@lifewater.org
Justin Narducci CEO@lifewater.org I N V E S T OR R E L AT IONS , M I DW E S T
Daren Wendell Daren@lifewater.org
people of Mayuge, Uganda. And plans are in motion to begin bringing safe water to families in a new region of Cambodia (Ratanakiri) by the end of this year. What an incredible opportunity, to join in kingdom work together! Your response to Jesus’ invitation is transforming the world—the sick are healed, lives are saved, and Christ is made known. Thank you for making lasting, life-giving change possible.
6,261
149
Healthy Homes
Village Water Projects Completed
IN V ESTOR R EL ATIONS, W EST COA ST
Sean Martin Sean@lifewater.org
to your generosity, our new field office is bringing hope to the
People Served
PR E S I DE N T/C E O
S TAY C ON N E C T E D
LIFEWATER FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT:
75 Zaca Lane Suite 100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Good stewardship matters.
888 LIFE H2O Info@lifewater.org Lifewater.org
to fiscal responsibility:
L E AV E A L E G AC Y. To speak with someone about including Lifewater in your will or bequests, contact Christine Zurbach. Christine@lifewater.org
*All impact and financial numbers are rolling 12 months through July 2017; excludes gifts in kind and one-time accounting adjustments
FY2016
FY2017*
Learn more about our commitment E X PE NS E S
$2.8 million
$4.0 million
40%
REVENUE
$3.0 million
$4.3 million
40%
lifewater.org/financial-stewardship
WHAT IS A
A healthy home is one that has adopted five simple yet life-changing improvements.
Photography by David Uttley, Tyler Wohlford, Matt Rens and Jessie Richards. Paper donated by Spicers
Soli deo gloria,
Justin Narducci President/CEO Lifewater International
Paper. Printing discounted by O’Neil Printing.
WASH HANDS
STORE & USE WATER SAFELY
BATHROOM WITH ROOF & DOOR
DRYING RACK
KEEP AREA CLEAN
Everyone washes hands with soap and water.
Water is filtered or boiled to avoid contamination.
A clean, safe place to go.
Dishes are kept away from animals and waste.
Area around home is safe and clean.
Real Impact
L ET T ER FROM T H E CEO
“Behold, I am making all things new…” - Revelation 21:5 Our mission to serve the hard-to-reach places often takes me to the poorest parts of the world. The poverty can be overwhelming—my heart breaks, as I know yours does, when children are sick and dying from preventable
L I F E WAT E R is a Christian non-profit
Your giving is making a difference in the lives of thousands of vulnerable families and children. Thank you!
working to end the global water and sanitation crisis. Since 1977, we have served more than 2.5 million people in 40+ countries with life-saving clean water, sanitation and hygiene.
89,719
water-borne diseases. V IC E PR E S I DE N T OF PH I L A N T H ROP Y
Yet here in the hardest places, God is making all things new. He is making things new at Kamiso’s school, where safe water reduced dropouts from 50 to 0. He is making things new in Uganda, where more than 100 new believers have been baptized.
HE INVITES US TO JOIN HIM IN THIS MIRACLE OF RENEWAL. God is opening new paths for healing in hard places. Thanks
Christine Zurbach Christine@lifewater.org
Justin Narducci CEO@lifewater.org I N V E S T OR R E L AT IONS , M I DW E S T
Daren Wendell Daren@lifewater.org
people of Mayuge, Uganda. And plans are in motion to begin bringing safe water to families in a new region of Cambodia (Ratanakiri) by the end of this year. What an incredible opportunity, to join in kingdom work together! Your response to Jesus’ invitation is transforming the world—the sick are healed, lives are saved, and Christ is made known. Thank you for making lasting, life-giving change possible.
6,261
149
Healthy Homes
Village Water Projects Completed
IN V ESTOR R EL ATIONS, W EST COA ST
Sean Martin Sean@lifewater.org
to your generosity, our new field office is bringing hope to the
People Served
PR E S I DE N T/C E O
S TAY C ON N E C T E D
LIFEWATER FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT:
75 Zaca Lane Suite 100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Good stewardship matters.
888 LIFE H2O Info@lifewater.org Lifewater.org
to fiscal responsibility:
L E AV E A L E G AC Y. To speak with someone about including Lifewater in your will or bequests, contact Christine Zurbach. Christine@lifewater.org
*All impact and financial numbers are rolling 12 months through July 2017; excludes gifts in kind and one-time accounting adjustments
FY2016
FY2017*
Learn more about our commitment E X PE NS E S
$2.8 million
$4.0 million
40%
REVENUE
$3.0 million
$4.3 million
40%
lifewater.org/financial-stewardship
WHAT IS A
A healthy home is one that has adopted five simple yet life-changing improvements.
Photography by David Uttley, Tyler Wohlford, Matt Rens and Jessie Richards. Paper donated by Spicers
Soli deo gloria,
Justin Narducci President/CEO Lifewater International
Paper. Printing discounted by O’Neil Printing.
WASH HANDS
STORE & USE WATER SAFELY
BATHROOM WITH ROOF & DOOR
DRYING RACK
KEEP AREA CLEAN
Everyone washes hands with soap and water.
Water is filtered or boiled to avoid contamination.
A clean, safe place to go.
Dishes are kept away from animals and waste.
Area around home is safe and clean.
ZERO DROPOUTS How Your Gifts Transformed a School with Safe Water
IN THE RURAL AREAS OF ETHIOPIA, CLEAN WATER AND BATHROOMS AT SCHOOL ARE NOT GUARANTEED. Lifewater serves in two regions of
education...and a significant step
Ethiopia; West Arsi and Bensa. In
for reducing poverty in Ethiopia.
Bensa alone, there are 16 schools with more than 20,000 students,
ETHIOPIA
none of which have both a clean
On a recent trip, we met Kamiso checking on the latrines to make
water source and safe bathrooms.
sure they were clean. “Our old latrines didn’t
When children are sick from unsafe
have room for people with disabilities and
water or when water and sanitation are
they were not comfortable,” she said. “These
not available at school, they miss out on
are very safe and comfortable. The former
their education, which keeps them in a
latrines had no soap or water. Now we can
devastating cycle of poverty. Girls are
wash our hands with soap.”
especially at risk of dropping out when they begin to menstruate.
Children like Kamiso are often the first to adopt the behaviors of good sanitation and
But that cycle ended for Kamiso and her
hygiene, the first to realize their benefits,
West Arsi school Borile Primary this year
and the quickest to share them with others.
when Lifewater helped install a safe water
At each school where Lifewater serves,
source and blocks of improved latrines.
students form WASH (water, sanitation and
According to headmaster Morkamo Mude
hygiene) clubs. These volunteers dedicate
Ogeto, “Students used to leave class when
their time to teaching others about healthy
they were thirsty and go to their homes
habits, and take responsibility for the
or unsafe water sources. Now they get
condition of the facilities at their schools.
safe water in a bottle from the well at the school and can stay in class. There are no dropouts now.”
“IN THE PAST WE HAD 50-80 STUDENTS DROP OUT BUT NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE HAD NONE.”
“The girls are very happy with the latrines,” continues Ogeto. “[Students] teach each other about healthy practices.” Another WASH club member, Chala, chimed in, “We got more knowledge, we are pioneering with regard to hygiene and sanitation, and we are glad.”
From 50-80 students dropping out to 0.
Students at Borile Primary in Ethiopia are now healthy and staying in school
That is an earth-shifting change for a
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK
young woman whose path was blocked
IN BENSA: LIFEWATER.ORG/BENSA
with poor health, indignity, and lack of
ZERO DROPOUTS How Your Gifts Transformed a School with Safe Water
IN THE RURAL AREAS OF ETHIOPIA, CLEAN WATER AND BATHROOMS AT SCHOOL ARE NOT GUARANTEED. Lifewater serves in two regions of
education...and a significant step
Ethiopia; West Arsi and Bensa. In
for reducing poverty in Ethiopia.
Bensa alone, there are 16 schools with more than 20,000 students,
ETHIOPIA
none of which have both a clean
On a recent trip, we met Kamiso checking on the latrines to make
water source and safe bathrooms.
sure they were clean. “Our old latrines didn’t
When children are sick from unsafe
have room for people with disabilities and
water or when water and sanitation are
they were not comfortable,” she said. “These
not available at school, they miss out on
are very safe and comfortable. The former
their education, which keeps them in a
latrines had no soap or water. Now we can
devastating cycle of poverty. Girls are
wash our hands with soap.”
especially at risk of dropping out when they begin to menstruate.
Children like Kamiso are often the first to adopt the behaviors of good sanitation and
But that cycle ended for Kamiso and her
hygiene, the first to realize their benefits,
West Arsi school Borile Primary this year
and the quickest to share them with others.
when Lifewater helped install a safe water
At each school where Lifewater serves,
source and blocks of improved latrines.
students form WASH (water, sanitation and
According to headmaster Morkamo Mude
hygiene) clubs. These volunteers dedicate
Ogeto, “Students used to leave class when
their time to teaching others about healthy
they were thirsty and go to their homes
habits, and take responsibility for the
or unsafe water sources. Now they get
condition of the facilities at their schools.
safe water in a bottle from the well at the school and can stay in class. There are no dropouts now.”
“IN THE PAST WE HAD 50-80 STUDENTS DROP OUT BUT NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE HAD NONE.”
“The girls are very happy with the latrines,” continues Ogeto. “[Students] teach each other about healthy practices.” Another WASH club member, Chala, chimed in, “We got more knowledge, we are pioneering with regard to hygiene and sanitation, and we are glad.”
From 50-80 students dropping out to 0.
Students at Borile Primary in Ethiopia are now healthy and staying in school
That is an earth-shifting change for a
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK
young woman whose path was blocked
IN BENSA: LIFEWATER.ORG/BENSA
with poor health, indignity, and lack of
Healing Waters
From Source to Sea
100+ Believers Baptized in Uganda
Two Young Men on an Epic Journey for Clean Water
YOUR PRAYERS FOR GOSPEL IMPACT ANSWERED
ABOVE: Teens Matt Rens (L) and Jessie Richards (R) kayak the entire Mississippi River to help a village
Lifewater staff and community volunteers
faiths, including many with Muslim
This summer, two young men took on the
Leaving in early June, the men paddled several
spend weeks, months, even years with
backgrounds, who would otherwise not
challenge of a lifetime. Matt Rens and Jessie
miles each day through oppressive heat, biting
families in their homes to help them learn
have access to hearing the story of Jesus.
Richards (ages 18 and 19, respectively) kayaked
bugs, and sometimes, boredom. “After about two
In June, Cityteam and Lifewater baptized
the entire length of the Mississippi River, from
weeks you feel like you’ve thought of everything
101 believers, including 91 new believers,
Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in
your mind can think of,” Jessie reported. They lost
Louisiana. It took them 51 days.
30 lbs. during the trip from the long hours of work,
healthy habits. Working side by side, they
UGANDA
learn simple yet life-changing practices like washing hands, storing and using water safely,
and distributed 74 Bibles.
and keeping the area around their home clean.
but arrived home to Bloomington, MN healthy on “We’re doing good work to restore people to health,
As they work together to transform their health, a deeper transformation often
but we are also very intentional about the health of their spirit and giving them opportunities
Why would these best friends take on such a
August 5th.
challenge? Simple: they wanted to use their gifts to help others. Specifically, Jessie and Matt used
To build their community, Matt and Jessie posted
begins to stir. Lifewater staff follow
to hear that God loves them and respond
their bodies, their determination, their friendship,
a video on Facebook every day reporting their
Jesus—their patience, courage,
to that,” said Lindsay Lange, Lifewater’s
and their community (immediate and online)
progress along the 2,300-mile journey. People from
compassion, and joy all bear witness to
Director of Program Quality. “We are
to help an entire community get safe water and
across the country donated to their cause and sent
their faith. When doors begin to open,
excited to welcome these Ugandan brothers
sanitation for the first time ever. Together, they
daily notes of encouragement. Along the way, the
raised over $13,000.
men encountered frustrations, but always found
we partner with Cityteam International
and sisters into our spiritual family.”
church planters to bring the Gospel to those who have never heard Jesus cares for them.
encouragement from good people along the way. As Lifewater and Cityteam continue their partnership, please pray for these new believers
IN UGANDA, OVER 100 SMALL, HOME-BASED BIBLE STUDIES SPROUTED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE WERE NONE, with nearly 900 participants. Participants are from many
and their communities. May they experience health, hope, and the fullness of life God intends for them.
“IT’S EASILY THE BEST THING I’VE DONE IN MY LIFE SO FAR AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE,” said Matt Rens, who also planned the trip to honor his father,
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE NEW BELIEVERS IN KALIRO, UGANDA.
who passed away last year.
Thank you, Matt and Jessie, for inspiring so many with your adventure!
GOT YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER IDEA? CONTACT US TODAY FOR HELP GETTING STARTED.
Healing Waters
From Source to Sea
100+ Believers Baptized in Uganda
Two Young Men on an Epic Journey for Clean Water
YOUR PRAYERS FOR GOSPEL IMPACT ANSWERED
ABOVE: Teens Matt Rens (L) and Jessie Richards (R) kayak the entire Mississippi River to help a village
Lifewater staff and community volunteers
faiths, including many with Muslim
This summer, two young men took on the
Leaving in early June, the men paddled several
spend weeks, months, even years with
backgrounds, who would otherwise not
challenge of a lifetime. Matt Rens and Jessie
miles each day through oppressive heat, biting
families in their homes to help them learn
have access to hearing the story of Jesus.
Richards (ages 18 and 19, respectively) kayaked
bugs, and sometimes, boredom. “After about two
In June, Cityteam and Lifewater baptized
the entire length of the Mississippi River, from
weeks you feel like you’ve thought of everything
101 believers, including 91 new believers,
Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in
your mind can think of,” Jessie reported. They lost
Louisiana. It took them 51 days.
30 lbs. during the trip from the long hours of work,
healthy habits. Working side by side, they
UGANDA
learn simple yet life-changing practices like washing hands, storing and using water safely,
and distributed 74 Bibles.
and keeping the area around their home clean.
but arrived home to Bloomington, MN healthy on “We’re doing good work to restore people to health,
As they work together to transform their health, a deeper transformation often
but we are also very intentional about the health of their spirit and giving them opportunities
Why would these best friends take on such a
August 5th.
challenge? Simple: they wanted to use their gifts to help others. Specifically, Jessie and Matt used
To build their community, Matt and Jessie posted
begins to stir. Lifewater staff follow
to hear that God loves them and respond
their bodies, their determination, their friendship,
a video on Facebook every day reporting their
Jesus—their patience, courage,
to that,” said Lindsay Lange, Lifewater’s
and their community (immediate and online)
progress along the 2,300-mile journey. People from
compassion, and joy all bear witness to
Director of Program Quality. “We are
to help an entire community get safe water and
across the country donated to their cause and sent
their faith. When doors begin to open,
excited to welcome these Ugandan brothers
sanitation for the first time ever. Together, they
daily notes of encouragement. Along the way, the
raised over $13,000.
men encountered frustrations, but always found
we partner with Cityteam International
and sisters into our spiritual family.”
church planters to bring the Gospel to those who have never heard Jesus cares for them.
encouragement from good people along the way. As Lifewater and Cityteam continue their partnership, please pray for these new believers
IN UGANDA, OVER 100 SMALL, HOME-BASED BIBLE STUDIES SPROUTED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE WERE NONE, with nearly 900 participants. Participants are from many
and their communities. May they experience health, hope, and the fullness of life God intends for them.
“IT’S EASILY THE BEST THING I’VE DONE IN MY LIFE SO FAR AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE,” said Matt Rens, who also planned the trip to honor his father,
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE NEW BELIEVERS IN KALIRO, UGANDA.
who passed away last year.
Thank you, Matt and Jessie, for inspiring so many with your adventure!
GOT YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER IDEA? CONTACT US TODAY FOR HELP GETTING STARTED.
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