Some water-related diseases are caused by micro-organisms and chemicals. Malaria is spread through mosquitoes, which breed in stagnant water. And of course, water can help control hygiene which can reduce disease.
According to the World Health Organization, poor water quality poses a major threat to human health, accounting for the deaths of 1.8 million people every year, nearly 90 percent of those attributable to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene. These cases are mostly children and are typically occurring in developing countries like Sierra Leone.
Brigitte Village currently has two wells. This one is connected to a spring. But there's a dilemma. The pipe the water flows through is just one inch. Typically, there are at least 20 buckets "in line" to be filled at any given time. And the average wait for water is about 30-40 minutes. That doesn't include the time to haul it home. The second well is currently locked up, with no explanation given about why. Lifegate is supporting current efforts to dig for an additional well so that the people in the community will have another efficient way to retrieve water.
This is where we need your prayers. Currently the well being dug is at 34 feet deep and we have not found water yet. Please pray with us that we reach water soon.
Several people wait their turn for water at the one working well located on the outskirts of Brigitte Village.
Children are all involved in hauling water back to their homes.
Another family walks home with water. The containers each hold between three and five gallons of water.
A well that is currently locked up in the middle of Brigitte Village.
Please pray for the water situation in Brigitte Village and in all of Africa. Pray that sickness through water would not harm or kill children. Pray that additional water sources could be added to the village to make water collection easier for these families.
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