A Letter From Kenya: Living Water Transformation in Mutulani
A special Easter message from Pastor Amos Ngeywo, Missions and Discipleship Officer in Kenya.
In my home country of Kenya, I have seen firsthand how communities and churches suffer when people lack access to clean, safe water. Mutulani, located in the eastern part of Kenya, is one community that has been greatly impacted by drought and water-related illnesses.
Pastor Enock is a local church leader in Mutulani. He told me, “I was born here, schooled here, live here, and do ministry here in Mutulani... We used to walk with a donkey cart to a seasonal river down the valley that would take an hour, and [it took] more hours back because of the steepness and weight.”
I never thought tapped safe water would ever be in Mutulani.
Pastor Enock preaches in his hometown of Mutulani, Kenya, a remote community that used to have no access to safe water.
Without safe water nearby, people’s livelihoods suffered, including their access to education, their sense of community, and their spiritual well-being.
All this struggle to search for water not only affects education for children but the social and spiritual life of the community.
By the grace of God, Water Mission identified and serviced a borehole [African well] that the government had drilled in 2022. We installed a safe water system in Mutulani that now serves a population of 3,300 people through five distribution points—three in community-central areas, one in a school, and one at a clinic.
Having access to safe water has fostered greater community among Christians in Mutulani. Along with building a safe water project, our Living Water team has partnered with local church leaders, including Pastor Enock, to unite churches and expand their ministry outreach.
Pastor Enock shared, “Previously, there was no time to interact with family members, church members, and fellow pastors. But since then, I can testify that through safe water and Living Water [trainings], church members can attend prayer meetings, mid-week fellowships, and church services.”
We have inclusiveness, unity, and prosperity in the community, irrespective of age, gender, status, denomination, and background. Currently, we have a very vibrant pastors’ fellowship that meets to pray, encourage, and do outreach ministry.
In Mutulani and surrounding communities, the water demand is high due to population growth. Men, women, and children in Kenya and around the world still lack access to this lifesaving resource.
This Easter, you can help communities like Mutulani continue to have safe water for years to come while empowering church leaders like Enock to share the Living Water message of Jesus Christ.
Will you show God’s love this Easter by giving today?
Blessings,
Pastor Amos Ngeywo
Missions and Discipleship Officer, Kenya
Water Mission
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