Most little girls dream about their wedding day. The dress … the flowers … the rings. But Abby Taylor isn’t your typical bride. She and her groom-to-be had much bigger dreams. The need to provide clean water for people in Africa was on Abby and Paul Taylor’s hearts...
Pastor Tyag once traveled long, narrow roads and climbed steep, mountain paths to reach his mission field … but now his mission field comes to him. Tyag watched members of his community travel hours to gather water — even if it was contaminated. And the pastor, whose...
Before the war in South Sudan, Isaac had easy access to education. He attended a good school with nice classrooms and qualified teachers. It wasn’t fancy, but it was functional.Then the war took everything from him. Around the world, poverty and violence have left...
“Ask for water from your Jesus!” one man sneered.Arjun stood helpless. His eyes darted anxiously at the well he had walked so far to find. But now, with several men standing in his way, he knew he’d have to return home to his family empty-handed. I’ve changed Arjun’s...
“You want to wash his hair gently,” the nurse said softly. “His head is still sensitive.” I watched as the nurse carefully dipped the top of my newborn nephew’s head under the sink in the hospital room. Wide-eyed, my sister watched anxiously as the clean water ran...
Nancy’s life was pretty typical for a young girl living in the mountainous region of Nepal. In addition to helping her mother around the house, one of her daily chores was to gather water for her family. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a well anywhere to be found near her...