Four years ago I stood in an isolated village in Uganda. I was offerred some water for washing my hands. It was a dirty, milky colour, and the children gathered around had plastic bottles filled with the water. I asked a woman if they had any clean water to drink and her reply was that this was all they had. My heart went out to those people and I stood there and asked God to provide them with a well.
I have been in many villages in over twenty years and never prayed that prayer. As I left Uganda that year I hoped that there would be some provision for those lovely people.
But nothing came until just a few months ago when a friend called me from Canada. He said his church wanted to put a well in Uganda and did I know who could organise it? I replied that Pastor Ruth, who I work with out there, could oversee the work and that I knew where the well could go. The total cost was about £3,000 and with gifts from the uk together with the Canadian Dollars we were able to find enough money.
Two weeks ago the well was finished. The children in that village have pure crystal water to drink. Everyone knows that God has done this wonderful thing for them! AND THAT HE ANSWERS PRAYER!
You can see a short video (8 mins) of the well being opened by Pastor Ruth on this link:
Chris Reading (uk)
Open Door Missions International.
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