In April 2022, Living Water Project (LWP) board member Jon Lee traveled from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where he was on the ground connecting with our partners who oversee the LWP-sponsored water work there, both at Pinson School and Exile International.

The DRC is currently our only partnering country where drilling for wells is not possible due to volcanic rock beneath the surface. Instead of a well, we funded two rainfall catchment systems at Pinson School, the first one in 2015 and the second in 2021. That system consists of two 10,000 liter tanks that capture and store some of the abundant rainwater through a gutter system around the buildings. The catchment systems are the main water source for the 900+ students at Pinson School, plus several hundred more residents in the surrounding village. Due to the availability of clean drinking water, the Christian school has become well-known in the area and is a light in its community.

The yellow jugs pictured are 5-gallon cans for the students and their families to collect their water. After school ends at 1 p.m., the water becomes available to anyone in the community.

Pinson School is 1/4 mile down the road from our friends at Exile International. There is a special relationship between Pinson and Exile, as several Exile kids also attend the school.