Over Christmas, Tim Darms, one of our Charleston engineers, traveled to Mosul, Iraq, with Samaritan’s Purse to implement a safe water treatment system to serve their mobile hospital. Safely back home, he took some time to write about his experience and the blessing of living out God’s calling to love both our friends and those who persecute us. Read More
Craig Williams, Strategic Partners Manager and Emergency Response Coordinator for Water Mission, traveled to Haiti to help lead the post-Hurricane Matthew disaster response action plan. During his 2.5 weeks working in the devastated region, he took note of the most memorable, heart-wrenching, and triumphant moments that took place on his trip. Read More
One million South Sudanese refugees have fled their country, with a massive wave forced to leave following the explosive violence of mid-July. While most news headlines today focus on Syrian refugees, a Wall Street Journal article posted on September 20th sheds light on the inhumane treatment of refugees and aid workers trying to bring peace and basic necessities to the ravaged region surrounding South Sudan. Read More
On Tuesday, October 4th, Hurricane Matthew slammed into the southern part of Haiti, devastating the region. As the seas calmed down and the storm moved north, Water Mission Haiti immediately began coordinating with the Haitian government and UNICEF Haiti and assessing the damage in the hardest hit areas. Read More
Senior Process Engineer Bert Morrison is responding to Ecuador’s earthquake with Samaritan’s Purse to provide safe water at hospitals affected by the recent disaster. With a water system installed at the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital in Chone, Morrison is training a local water system manager to keep the system running long-term. Read More
One year ago today, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal, killing over 8,000 people and injuring twice as many. The remote villages located deep in the mountains were hit the hardest. Homes were collapsing, roads were dangerous with impending landslides, and the infrastructure of communities was devastated. At the time, over 4.2 million people suffered from inadequate food and water supplies, and the threat of cholera was growing each day as a result of unsanitary living conditions (according to the Nepal WASH Cluster). Read More
