Well Reports

We recently received the reports from the three wells that have been provided in India. They are in the villages of Sugarpar Musahari Tola, Chandha Badhar, and Gandhitola. In total 2,150 people now have access to clean water that will revolutionize their daily lives. These individuals will also hear of the saving power of Jesus Christ through the local church in India. See below for some more specific information on each well. We are grateful to God for everyone that has helped make these wells a reality. We pray that you will continue to partner with us as we work with Neverthirst to help meet the urgent physical and spiritual needs of the people of India and Sudan.

The Country The world's largest democracy and second most populous country emerged as a major power in the 1990s. It is militarily strong, has major cultural influence and a fast-growing and powerful economy. However, India is still tackling huge social, economic and environmental problems. The vast and diverse Indian sub-continent - from the mountainous Afghan frontier to the jungles of Burma - was under foreign rule from the early 1800s until the demise of the British Raj in 1947. Health Health is one of the most serious issues affecting development in India. Diarrhea alone causes more than 1,600 deaths each day, making it the second leading cause of death among Indian children. The World Bank estimates that 21% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe water. Latrine usage is also extremely poor in rural areas, with only 14% of the rural population having access to a proper sanitation facilities.
The Church India is as spiritually diverse as anywhere else in the world. There, you will find a tapestry of religion interwoven throughout India's billion residents, including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Jains and Buddhists. Because of its great diversity and immense population, there are more unreached people living in India than anywhere else in the world. Just think - over 300,000,000 unreached and un-engaged people are living within its border. The local church has both a challenge and the privilege of being used by God to multiply His greatness in this beautiful country. Your sacrificial giving allows us to support the church working in difficult circumstances through clean water projects.
Water is Life Neverthirst has been working in India since 2009 and has partnered with local churches to provide access to clean water for tens of thousands of people living in rural communitites. There are three core componets of our Water is Life projects: High quality water supply project, In cooperation and partnership with the local community, Implemented through the local church. Thank you for your partnership in making this project possible!
Project #1
Village Name	Sagarpar Musahari Tola
Picture of Water Committee
Project completion date	2013-03-17
Nearest Town	Gosai Math
District	Nalanda
Number of Hamlets/Clusters/Tolsa	1
Number of Households	122
Number of people served	1100
GPS	Latitude:25.399087, Longitude:85.466462
Illnesses or issues from previous water source	Diarrhea, skin diseases
How many km were being walked to previous water source?	1
Testimony	Armata said that was no well in there village for her to use. She had to travel a long way to get water that was not clean. She is happy to now have clean water close by.
Testimony	Skhu Devi said the old government well in the village is dried up and they have been suffering for a long time.
Testimony	Makesu said, "This well saved our family reputation. Before we were bringing water from a long distance. Now all of us are happy!"
Report completed by	Rakesh

Water Committee Composition
First and Last name	Dinananth
Gender	Male
Postion on committe	Member

First and Last name	Mona
Gender	Male
Postion on committe	Member

Old water source Photos
Previous water source
	This shallow government well has been dry for a long time, forcing villagers to travel long distances to find water. Project #2 Village Name Chanda Badhar Picture of Water Committee Project completion date 2013-05-24 Nearest Town Balumadh District Lathehar Number of Hamlets/Clusters/Tolsa 3 Number of Households 30 Number of people served 450 GPS Latitude:23.821034, Longitude:84.646067 Illnesses or issues from previous water source Diarrhea, dehydration, Typhoid How many km were being walked to previous water source? 1 Testimony  Sonthiya Devi said, “Now that we got this well, we women are so happy because now we are not walking a long distance for water. Now we are getting drinking water in our village. This only happened because of Neverthirst, so thank you!” Testimony  Jasmani Devi said, “Before we used to walk a long distances for water because we used to drink from an open well in another village and also the water is not good. But now we are getting clean water in our village so thank you very much for providing for us through this hand pump.” Testimony  Santos Kumar said, “Yes, we are so happy to have this hand pump. It is nice and it is giving us clean, sweet water. Now we are not drinking from that open well and are getting water from the new well, so thank you!” Report completed by Mr. Lakhan Besra Water Committee Composition First and Last name Rubin Devi Gender Female Postion on committe Treasurer First and Last name Meena Devi Gender Female Postion on committe Secretary First and Last name Jhuri Devi Gender Female Postion on committe President Old water source Photos Previous water source This open well served as the villages only source for drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing. Project #3 Village Name Gandhitola Picture of Water Committee Project completion date 2013-05-18 Nearest Town Rahgir District Nalanda Number of Hamlets/Clusters/Tolsa 4 Number of Households 110 Number of people served 600 GPS Latitude:25.030199, Longitude:85.418895 Illnesses or issues from previous water source Diarrhea, skin diseases, fevers and headaches. How many km were being walked to previous water source? 0.5 Testimony “My name is Sunita. I have five children. My husband works in Delhi and I look after the children and the house. I have been struggling to get water for the last 3 years. I have to collect water several times a day and every time I have to wait in line for a long time. Sometimes there is fighting at the well when the water is low. We get headaches and leg pain from drinking the water. I use to walk 2 kilometers to wash our clothes in the canal. The new well saves me a lot of time!” Testimony “My name is Sheila Devi. I have three children. My husband works in Delhi. When my husband comes home he needs water to bathe and wash clothes and we sometimes get into an argument because he needs so much water and we don’t have it. It was very tiring to fetch water and walk far to wash our clothes. Now we have water close by our house.” Testimony  "My name is Rajkumar. I have four children and I work in the fields. The last two years we were struggling with little water. Thank you for the new hand pump." Report completed by Rakesh Water Committee Composition First and Last name Shila devi Gender Female Postion on committe Member First and Last name Minadivi Gender Female Postion on committe Member Old water source Photos Previous water source This open well served as the village's only source for drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing. It often dried up leaving the villagers to walk 2 kilometers to a canal for water.

March Update

During the month of February we reached the $17,000 mark, which meant we raised an additional $2,500 to fund a third well in India. This means that since we became obedient to God and began this effort on November 16, 2010 He has provided for two wells in South Sudan and three wells in India. We continue to be humbled and stand amazed at what God has done through this small project. Please continue to pray with us that the Holy Spirit will go forth with power into these villages that have received the wells and those that will in the months to come. We pray that as the Gospel is proclaimed that the people of India and South Sudan would call upon the name of The Lord and worship Him, because He is worthy!

We have updated the webpage to reflect a new goal of $19,500, which would fund a fourth well in India. As you are able, please support this cause to meet the urgent physical and spiritual needs of the people of India.

December Update

God continues to provide funds in tremendous ways so that His name may be made known among the people of India through clean water. In just over a month, we have received about $3,000 in contributions towards our fund. This has allowed us to complete funding for a SECOND well in India. This means that we have now been able to fund two clean water wells in India and two in Sudan.
As of December 19, we have $1,734 towards a third well in India. This puts us $766 away from the goal of $2,500 to finish this well. On the donation page you will see a goal of $17,000. This reflects the $10,000 already raised for the two wells in Sudan and the previous $4,500 raised for the wells in India. As always, you can click on the link to the left of this page and donate. We would love to finish this well by the end of 2012. Would you help?

Fall Update

A lot has happened since the last update on the blog. We have completed our third well project, this one in India. We are now very close to completing a fourth project over all and second project in India. This is in addition to the two wells that are located in South Kordofan, Sudan. It is truly humbling to see that what God has provided over the past two years. Since we began this project on November 16, 2010 there has been a total of $13,722 donated to the cause of sending clean and living water to Sudan and India. Now we are only $778 away from being able to fund another well that will provide a local church in India with an incredible and unique opportunity to reach those around them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

There have also been some cool events in Troy that have helped raise funds for the cause of clean water and the Gospel. The first WOD for Water in Troy raised over $15,000 in October. The brothers of the ATO fraternity at Troy University raised over $3,000 during their OcTauberfest party on campus.

We ask that you continue to pray for the wells in South Kordofan and for the church and people that are affected by them. Also for the people that will be impacted by the well that is currently under construction in India. And if you would be willing to contribute towards the final $778 to complete our next project in India you can always do that on the right side of this blog.

Finish It

We are only $428 away from the goal of $2,000 to provide clean and living water to the people of India. This will push the project up to a grand total of $12,000 raised in under two years to provide two clean waters wells in the Sudan and one in India. Each of these wells will be connected with a local church and will be used to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I pray that you will join us over the next few weeks as we "finish it", and give $428 to help bring the Good News to India.

Sudan Well Reports

Saturday afternoon we received the package in the mail that we have been praying for and anticipating for over a year now. It’s our report from Neverthirst on the two wells that have been completed in Sudan. There is a ton of information in the reports but I’ll try to fill you in on the basics.

Location

The wells are located in the South Kordofan province of Sudan. The population of this province is about 1.5 million with 2/3 of that population living in rural areas. Schools, health centers, and access roads are all generally in poor condition. Both wells are in the region known as Lagawa. The first one was completed in a village called Kayo and the other in a village called Mariam Al-Jughba.

Conflict

Like many provinces in Sudan, South Kordofan has been in conflict for more than two decades resulting in major destruction of infrastructure throughout the region. The conflict settles with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the North and the South. After local elections in May of 2011 that led to the creation of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, security deteriorated as the two main parties became deadlocked over the future of the area. Neverthirst continued work on these two projects until June of 2011, when the actual military conflict began and they were forced to withdraw. Because of this we don’t currently have photos of the well projects but hope to attain some when the teams are allowed back into the province.

Prayer Requests

Here are the specific prayer requests from the people of South Kordofan:

Peace and stability in the region.

Those living in conflict areas.

Those that have fled into neighboring regions or countries.

Food security and all the new clean water projects in these areas.

The church’s work among the large Muslim population during this time.

Open doors to share the gospel in this time of uncertainty.

Our prayer continues to be that God would use these projects to make his name known among the people of Sudan. As we learn more information about church leaders in these villages or other information we will pass that along as well.

Thank you for your support on these projects! Through your obedience to God’s commands two villages in Sudan will have clean water and access to the Gospel for the next twenty years. It’s truly humbling to be a part of God’s work to ultimately bring about the scene described in Revelation 7:9, 10, and 12:

v. 9After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front o the throne and before the lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. v. 10 And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”. v. 12 They sang, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

We are currently only $628 away from finishing the funding for our third well in India. I hope you will join with us in prayer, thanksgiving, and funding for these projects.

December Update

We are almost halfway to our goal of $2,000 to provide a clean water well to the people of India. I'm currently reading a book called The Unexpected Adventure by Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg. It's about taking everyday risks to talk with people about Jesus and the unexpected adventures that come along with that. I believe we could accurately describe our efforts to fund these clean water wells in Sudan and India as an unexpected adventure. God continues to surprise us by bringing so many different people from so many different locations and walks of life along with us to bring clean and living water to people throughout the world. What started as three small families from a small town in Alabama has now included young adults in Birmingham, school children in Gadsden, two anonymous matching donors, a children's ministry in Troy, birthday parties, and much more that we're not even aware of. We are so thankful to everyone that has seen the physical and spiritual urgency associated with the world wide water crisis and has chosen to do something about it. May we be careful to give all glory and praise to our marvelous Creator and Savior for everything done through this project, and for the souls that will be saved when His word goes forth.

We would be very grateful if you would consider making a donation towards this project during the Christmas season. You can always do so by clicking on the link on the right side of this page.