Today we celebrate our friends and partners at Clear Blue Global Water Project! Phyllis first met founder Brenda Mason Young years ago, when she was first was asked by the Nigerian Federal Minister of Agriculture to manage three grazing reserves in Nigeria! Brenda's brother, Pastor Dwight Mason, has been supporting our school in the Ero Mountain Reserve for quite some time. Clear Blue has funded at least 20 boreholes and pumps for first ICCM projects in Nigeria, then SFA projects, in more recent years. They are providing clean, easily accessible water for thousands of children, families, and cattle. They've also supported the repair and building of several dams in Niger and Kaduna States. They are amazing friends and followers of Jesus.
Check out their website HERE!
2022 Clear Blue Day Project
From Clear Blue: This year for Clear Blue Day, we have selected a special project! In Nigeria, our close contact, Phyllis Sortor, is in need of two new boreholes for a large upcoming project this spring. These two boreholes will be in the Imala area - one on a 1,600 acres piece of land given to them for grazing and the second across the Oyo River - both locations with thousands of Fulani residents that do not have clean water. This project is projected to cost in the $16,000-$20,000 range. We began raising funds for this project a couple of months ago for World Water Day, but we did not reach our goal. Will you help us raise enough money to fund this project by July 3rd?
You can click HERE to give now.
How Much Does A Well Cost?
Wells vary greatly in price, based on the availability of qualified drillers, the depth of the well, the kind of well, the location, and several other factors. Clear Blue gets a price quote from every well before it is sponsored. Here are some samples of average costs:
Malawi - $8000
Uganda - $9500
Haiti - $5000
Myanmar - $4800
Nigeria - $9000
Clear Blue has had wells cost as much as $17,000 in difficult areas, where problems occurred. A hand-dug well in Vietnam cost as low as $450!
What does it mean to have clean water?
One out of every three people worldwide is still unable to access clean water. One human being dies from dirty water every ten seconds. That means by the time you finish reading this article, 20 people — mostly children — will have lost their lives from waterborne illnesses. These are lives that would be saved if they had access to clean water. Clean water prevents not only deaths but also severe illnesses that cause painful cramping, diarrhea, vomiting, fevers, and other symptoms. Dirty, unsafe water that’s laden with feces and bacteria leads to waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, Escherichia coli, and salmonella.
Which glass of water would YOU like to drink?
Seeking Monthly Givers!
We have a big goal.
We need to increase monthly giving by $6,000/mth to cover the 8 new schools we took on in June!
We receive many BIG financial gifts throughout the year, which enable us to take on new projects - new schools, clinics, and grazing reserves! Praise GOD!
**Recurring monthly gifts help us to rely on a secure monthly income, so that we KNOW that we can cover our expenses,
before we move on to more projects.
CAN YOU HELP US?
We need MORE MONTHLY GIVERS!
**God is MOVING! He is meeting our needs!**
NEW monthly donations total $1,779/monthly
since June! WOOP WOOP!
THANK YOU Kathy and Christopher for your NEW monthly gifts!
It's a BIG goal, we know.
BUT we serve a BIGGER God. How can we set a small goal when we serve a BIG God?
Give monthly to sustain what the Lord is doing for His beloved people in Nigeria!
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NEW RECURRING MONTHLY DONATIONS WILL BE DOUBLED THROUGH 2022, UP TO $24,000!
Prayer Requests:
Pray for the dangerous travel that our Nigeria team endures - impossible without God's protection!
Pray for Clear Blue Global, for their impact around the globe, and specifically in Nigeria!
Pray for Dr. Ron Rice, SFA board member, in Nigeria this month to distribute wheelchairs with his NGO, Wheelchairs For Nigeria.