International (MNN) — Many of the world’s greatest challenges could be solved with one simple resource: clean water.
For many, a morning cup of tea or coffee is a daily ritual. But for billions, access to safe water is a luxury that determines not just personal well-being but the survival of entire communities and nations. The presence or absence of clean water shapes the future, making it no surprise that Jesus compared Himself and His word to water.
Ministry in Bangladesh. Image courtesy of AMG International on Facebook.
Today, more than two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, leading to devastating consequences. Brian Dennett from Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel (AMG) explains, “This causes all kinds of waterborne diseases — cholera, dysentery — and claims thousands of lives in many countries where AMG is working.”
In some communities, people drink, bathe, and wash their clothes in the same contaminated water source — often near outhouses — exposing themselves to serious health risks. Yet with limited water available, they have no other choice.
“It is one of the most basic needs for health, education, and economic stability. Without it, communities remain trapped in poverty, disease, and suffering,” Dennett adds.
Ministry in Bangladesh. Featured images courtesy of AMG International on Facebook.
That’s why AMG makes clean water an important part of its mission. Depending on the needs of a community, they implement two key approaches: drilling deep wells in central locations to serve entire villages or providing household water filtration systems to families one by one.
But their mission doesn’t stop with physical water. After quenching physical thirst, AMG helps people discover the living water of Christ.
“When we visit a home to provide a water filter, we immediately begin a relationship, Gospel conversations with the family.”
Jesus said that whoever drinks the water He gives will never thirst. Pray that as AMG International provides clean water, communities will also encounter the life-changing hope of Christ!
Featured images courtesy of AMG International on Facebook.
