Uganda Clean Water Update

Two Systems Now Produce Clean Water and another Project Is in the Pipeline

 For the people of Ndejje (Nay-jay) in central Uganda, this year has already been a good year. In July 2010, a solar-powered water treatment unit was installed at the Glory Center Church in Ndejje and now clean water is flowing and impacting lives. The following is an update from Prossy Kaitesi, church administrator at Glory Center Church.

[It’s] doing great wonderful work in preaching the Gospel. The water system

      is saying, ‘here is the ever-flowing river with water of life … and the solar

      power [system] used to supply electricity in the church is saying ‘here is the

      light of the world.’ People always come for it. Glory and honor always to our

      God and thanks to the Men of Willow.

“Men of Willow” raised the $31,000 needed for this system. While it’s not an official ministry at Willow Creek, this group of men works at a grassroots level to raise support and awareness by reaching out to various groups, including the C.A.R.S. Ministry, Computer Connection, and the various Willow men’s breakfasts. Men of Willow partnered with Water Missions International (WMI), a non-profit Christian organization focused on bringing clean water to people in need around the world through its Living Water^TM treatment systems.

Meanwhile, the little village of Kahama in western Uganda (population 1200) felt the impact of another grassroots effort started by two women at Willow Creek. Touched by the same message from The Global Leadership Summit of 2009 that stirred The Men of Willow, Joan Matson and Barb Binford began “Clean Water for Everyone.”  Contacting as many people as they could, they garnered support for a water treatment system, and in one year’s time, the contributions topped $28,000—enough to install a system in Kahama. The system was built and installed by WMI has been operating since October 2010.

Since then, “Clean Water for Everyone” has joined efforts with the men to raise support for a third water treatment system under the “Men of Willow” banner. To date, they have nearly 40 percent of the necessary funding to provide a treatment system in another community where people are suffering and children are sick and dying because they don’t have access to clean water.

Next Steps

For more information or to make a donation, check out the Men of Willow website at www.menofwillow.comor contact Warren at the C.A.R.S. Ministry at wyoung@willowcreek.org.