On-the-Ground Partner Scouts Locations for 2022 Zambia Campaign Funds

In September, our on-the-ground partner Shadreck Sibwaalu traveled to villages in Zambia to assess the clean water needs of remote communities. The information he gathered will help LWP determine where to invest donor funds for the construction of future water projects. Speaking of our wonderful donors, our Summer 2022 Zambia Campaign raised $41,556!

One of the villages Sibwaalu visited was Siamutete where he filmed a video of people collecting water for their village. (See photo below and check out LWP’s Instagram account to watch the full video.) The need for clean drinking water is dire in some places, and there is no shortage of people who would be blessed by potable water.

Thanks to your generosity during our summer Zambia campaign as well as your ongoing contributions, we will be able to help some of the communities pinpointed by Shadreck.

We are grateful for your partnership! And we are especially grateful to God for connecting Shadreck to The Living Water Project family.

Need for clean water

God's Hand Connects the Living Water Project With the Beyans of Liberia

Woven into the Living Water Project’s story are the many connections made with people across the globe because of our shared mission of clean water. One of these relationships is with Eve Beyan of Liberia, pictured below with Otter Creek church members and LWP supporters Dawn and Jeff Adcock.

Eve’s father Alfred first learned of LWP from a chance (aka God’s hand) encounter with the Adcocks’ daughter in Chicago. Not long after Alfred was connected to the LWP board, it became apparent that God had led us to a great partnership opportunity. In late 2017 our clean water work began in Liberia; five years into this partnership, Alfred Began and his team have worked to take your donations and turn them into clean water for 57 Liberian villages, with more on the way.

Many of us enjoyed seeing Eve, currently a college student in the United States, when she visited Nashville in August 2022. She and her father are vital parts of our important mission and ministry, and we are grateful to know the Beyans!

Celebration & Fundraising Dinner Set for Oct. 25

Please join us for The Living Water Project’s 2022 Celebration & Fundraising Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Otter Creek Church of Christ.

We will be honoring our partnerships in Guatemala and raising funds for well projects around the world.

The photo above is by our Guatemalan partners, "Asociacion Para El Desarrollo Integral Comun Ak' Yuam" aka Adicay, shows the amazing results of the recently completed Marichaaj Water Project.

This work is proudly supported by the Living Water Project and students in Lipscomb University's Peugeot Center program. Follow ADICAY on Facebook to stay connected to the progress.

To help us prepare, let us know you're coming by emailing RSVP@livingwaterwells.org.

Report From the Field: Malawi Wells Become a Reality

In May 2022, LWP Board President Jon Lee visited villages in Malawi where wells were recently constructed. His photos of villagers taking advantage of clean water are beautiful—and fill us with gratitude for the donors who made these wells possible.

“I’ve had an outstanding visit, led by Joseph and Tati from Water4’s team and Blessings Hospital’s local ministry of health coordinator,” Jon reported from the field. “Our partnership with Water4’s Water Access team began in 2018 and has resulted in 48 new and rehabilitated water wells. The need for clean water here is dire, but the situation is gradually improving.”

To see more of these stunning and inspiring images of our generous donors’ dollars at work, follow the Living Water Project on Instagram and on Facebook.

Little girl in Malawi enjoys the stream of clean water enabled by her village's new well

Living Water Project's Celebration Dinner Set for October 25

After a three-year pandemic hiatus, the Living Water Project Board of Directors is thrilled to invite you to the 2022 Celebration and Fundraising Dinner. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Otter Creek Church of Christ.

This year, we’re excited about honoring our special partnership with Adicay and Lipscomb University in Guatemala, where a massive water project was dedicated on Friday, July 29. At the dinner, you’ll hear more about that project and its enormous impact on 126 families in three communities.

Hand Pump Installed in Liberia a Significant Upgrade for Village's Water Source

We’re proud to showcase another LWP well completed in July—a hand pump in Cooper Farm, Liberia. This project was made possible through our partnership with Alfred Beyan, a minister from Monrovia, Liberia. Alfred travels all over the country with a team from his church, preaching the gospel and bringing clean water to remote villages like this one. A photo of the community's original water source explains the dire need this well filled .

Would you be willing to become a monthly donor to the Living Water Project? Your monthly dollars—however great or small—will help us plan more projects like this one. Read more about the importance of monthly giving in this blog post..

Annual Zambia Campaign: A History of Our Partnership

Curious about our history of partnership in Zambia? In 2010, former Living Water Project board member Caroline Martin was volunteering as a clinical supervisor with Harding University’s Speech Pathology group at Zambia’s Namwianga Mission. As she was riding to the airport to return to the United States, she struck up a conversation with her driver. Caroline asked him if any villages in the area needed clean water, and he replied that yes, there was a dire, practically unlimited need.

The driver was Shadreck Sibwaalu, a native Zambian who has managed the well-building work of the mission since 2004. That conversation began a fruitful partnership that continues to today. Since 2011, Living Water has partnered with the Namwianga Mission to oversee the construction of 103 water wells, with more than $400,000 committed to clean water projects.

For more about the Living Water Project’s Zambia connection, read Caroline’s first-hand account on this previous blog post, and watch a presentation from Board Member Kevin Colvett in this YouTube video.

Please consider being a part of this year's Zambian campaign—and help us get closer to our $25k goal! Donate at this link.


Annual Zambia Campaign Gets Creative Boost From Pella, Iowa

The Living Water Project is excited about kicking off our annual Zambia Campaign. We set an ambitious goal this year—$25k—but we're excited to announce that we're already 1/3 of the way there!

Thanks to an incredible $8,400+ donation from Faith Church in Pella, Iowa, where a Sunday School class collected donations over this past winter and spring, new wells will soon be a reality in Zambia.

Don't miss this local news video detailing church members' creativity in fundraising. We had never imagined fundraising through a snow and ice sculpture, but it was obviously very effective! We’ll never forget the ingenuity and generosity of the Wiersma family!

Please consider adding your donation to that of our friends in Pella—these funds will be put to work right away for the people of Zambia!

It’s easy to donate—click this link.

LWP's Water Walk on May 22: An Interactive Experience & Community Celebration

Please mark your calendars for our Water Walk on Sunday, May 22. The event will be held at Otter Creek Church of Christ's Brentwood campus from 1–3 p.m.

Spend a fun afternoon with friends learning more about the Living Water Project's global partners and water projects—past and present. You'll also have the chance to experience a glimpse of what the water-gathering experience is like for millions of people around the world. And yes, we'll also have refreshments!