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
In the 20 years since Water Mission’s founding, we have served more than 7 million people around the world with lasting safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions. It began when founders Molly and Dr. George Greene responded in faith to the Lord’s call. In 1998, Molly and George were diligently leading General Engineering Laboratories (GEL), the environmental engineering company they had established years earlier in Charleston, South Carolina. That fall, a “thousand-year storm” decimated the country of Honduras. Hurricane Mitch unleashed torrential rains and floods that wiped away entire cities and communities, killing more than 7,000 people and leaving more than a million homeless. As news of the devastation emerged, the Greenes followed the updates closely, worried for their friends in Honduras. ... 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
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
There are no paved roads leading to the village of Capity, Haiti. This isolated farming community tucked into the mountains of Haiti’s Artibonite region is home to Gladys and her family. Gladys and her children used to wake up in the middle of the night to walk into the mountains to collect water. The steep roads were treacherous in the dark, but they needed the daylight hours to tend to their farm. It took everyone in the family working together to carry the buckets home, heavy with water for drinking and watering their animals. Gladys did her best to bring back extra water for neighbors who were unable to make the journey into the mountains. There was ... Read More
On Saturday, March 20, over 2,300 people participated in the 15th Annual Water Mission Walk for Water. Together, they raised awareness and funds to fight the global water crisis. Staggered times in Riverfront Park—and a virtual “walk anywhere” option—allowed for social distancing. The in-person Walk for Water began in Riverfront Park. (photo by Jamie Andrews) The three-mile route represented the average distance people walk each day to collect water that can lead to water-related illnesses. Walkers carried empty buckets until the halfway point, filled them with water, and carried the full buckets the final 1.5 miles. Together, we’ve raised nearly $300,000 to provide safe water solutions to communities around the world! Walkers of all ages joined the effort. (photo by Mandy Dinino) Dr. Linda Karges-Bone has been a Walk for ... Read More
