I just returned from Guatemala where I took a passionate group of
people for a week. They came from California, Virginia, North
Carolina, Washington, and so many other places. Some were pastors,
businessmen and women, politicians, and everyday people. The youngest
was 9 and the oldest struggled to walk. Each of their stories was
different, but every one of them shared the same desire . . . to make
an eternal difference in the life of another.
Through our Cause Life project they caught the vision that giving
clean water is the key to providing life. I can’t tell you how
excited I was that we were dedicating 5 new wells! Each well was made
possible through a person, just like you, who saw a need and acted.
These wells are in villages where there has only been dirty,
contaminated water. Infant mortality is 50 percent and higher in these
places because of water born diseases. The conditions are deplorable
and miserable. The only sound that fills the air is the sound of
babies crying out from hunger and thirst.
But now these villages are experiencing a transformation. When these
wells are turned on kids start laughing and playing in the water.
Mothers begin filling buckets. The whole mood of the village instantly
changes. It is the change that comes from hope replacing despair.
Hope of Life in Llano Verde, Guatemala has an incredible staff of
dedicated Christians. They all come from the local villages. One of
them said this week, “I don’t need things. Why am I going to have
things when these children . . . they have nothing. How can I buy
things when I see them die everyday? I don’t do this for money . . . I
do this for love.”
These wells in Guatemala, and other parts of the world, are not a
testimony to money. They are a testimony of compassion motivated to
action!
They are a testimony to love.