Since 2001, supporters like you have helped Water Mission serve more than 7 million people across 57 countries with lasting safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions. More importantly, the Living Water message has brought hope and transformed lives around the world. The following timeline highlights key milestones of the Water Mission story you have helped make possible. Read More
As the long days of summer come to a close, many families look forward to the excitement of a new school year. For millions of children around the world, however, being healthy enough to attend school is a luxury. In Loma Negra, Peru, the water was so salty and contaminated, it caused illness and death for many years, especially among the town’s young children. Nine-year-old Kiara and four-year-old Alonzo often missed school due to water-related illnesses. Their mother, Maria Esther, dreamed that her children would get an education and have a better life. But because of a lack of access to safe water in Loma Negra, she had no way to keep Kiara and Alonzo ... Read More
As Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas, its 185 mph winds churned up seawater and created a 20-foot storm surge that contaminated wells and freshwater sources. Though surrounded by ocean, much of the nation was without a source of safe water. Hurricane Dorian, one of the largest Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes on record, left more than 70,000 people homeless. With the help of partners like you, Water Mission responded immediately in the wake of this disaster. We installed four reverse osmosis (RO) systems to meet the urgent need for safe water. Designed by Water Mission partner, Parker Hannifin, these systems use a specialized water purification process to filter saltwater before it ... Read More
Until a year and a half ago, families living in Guayaman, Honduras, were tormented by sickness. Though water is plentiful in this region of western Honduras, it is often unsafe to drink. Unfortunately, for people like Onan Aguilar Contreras, using water from contaminated sources was the only option. Onan and his family no longer have to drink contaminated water and suffer from water-related illnesses. “Our life was very difficult,” recalls the father of four, “since we drank water that caused many illnesses in our home—including diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain.” Guayaman is in the Intibucá Department, which has one of the highest percentages of extreme poverty in Honduras. Residents could not afford to purchase water from the ... Read More
Water Mission is committed to bringing safe and Living Water to our global neighbors impacted by disaster and humanitarian crises. On June 20, we acknowledge the United Nations World Refugee Day as we have in past years, shining a light on the refugees we serve alongside the local church. Uganda’s Rhino Camp is one of the large refugee settlements where Water Mission is serving people with safe water and sanitation. While providing for physical needs, Water Mission staff are also attending to the spiritual well-being in communities by sharing the love and hope of Jesus Christ. More than 100 Christian leaders were recently trained as trauma healing ... Read More
Being a father is both joy and responsibility. It means experiencing delight and wonder, along with the pressure and desire to provide a good life for the family that is so loved. In the rural community of Francisco Madero, on the outskirts of Tapachula, Mexico, Hipolito Avila knows the challenges well. He and his wife, Martha, struggled to provide for their family of five without access clean, safe water. Hipolito’s community once drew water from local wells or streams—contaminated sources that regularly caused waterborne illnesses. He saw the water’s negative effects, particularly in children and the elderly. These most fragile of his neighbors, unfortunately, experienced the worst health impacts of the contaminated water. With God’s providence, Water Mission learned of the ... Read More
