Pure Water, Pure LoveSM

Quenching an Eternal Thirst

“On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer

and in winter. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On

that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only

name”

(Zechariah 14:8-9 NIV).

Christians think of water in a spiritual sense. Rightly so. But for many people around the world, real water is a need also.

The pressing, tangible need for pure drinking water must be met before some can even consider Christ’s living water.

Can you turn on the faucet in your home and drink water that isn’t harmful to you, your family, or your guests?

For example . . .

No one is more familiar with this reality than our

missionaries. Many missionaries labor in intense circumstances

and do so without access to clean drinking water.

If you can, then you are more fortunate than

many.

But through WMU’s

Pure Water,

Pure Love, all that

can change.

The goal of Pure Water, Pure Love is to provide missionaries and the people they serve with clean drinking water, free from disease-causing microorganisms, at no cost to them.

A tangible expression of our Lord’s “living water.”

Pure Water, Pure Love Is . . . A practical way WMU can funnel love and support to missionaries. An ample supply of worry-free water in places where safe tap water is not available.

“Thank you so much for providing

a water filter for us. What a

blessing! You all do so many things that others will

never know about. God knows, and I pray His blessings

will overflow in your work!”—

Missionaries serving in Nigeria

Grants through Pure Water, Pure Love:

Sudan

Utah

China

Honduras

Indonesia Haiti

Malawi Tanzania

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Watering Malawi

“You care for the land and water it; you enrich it

abundantly” (Ps. 65:9 NIV).

It has been called the forgotten land. A tiny African country about the size of Alabama, world reports indicate that 5 million of the total population of 12 million is in danger of dying within the next twelve months.

Malawi

This killer is drought, and it’s pillaging Malawians.

MalawiPure Water, Pure Love is working with an organization called Watering Malawi, which advocates for long-term relief efforts in Malawi through irrigation.A grant from Pure

Water, Pure Love enabled Watering

Malawi to install one of 16 deep bore hole wells in Malawi. It is improving the lives

of 6,500 households.

MalawiWhat the grant’s doing . . .

●Substantially reducing the walking distance to safe water sources, creating time for women and girls to develop income-generating activities, or attend school.●Providing at least nine gallons of safe water daily for each person.

●Providing water for garden irrigation.

●Promoting improved sanitation practices and creating a culture of sanitation. *Not an

exhaustive list

Mission Waco

Haiti

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will

never thirst”

(John. 4:13 NIV).

Haiti Pure Water, Pure Love

partnered with Mission Waco to provide a water well for people

in Ferrier, Haiti.

Provide holistic, relationship-based programs that empower

the poor and marginalized. Mobilize middle-class Americans to become more compassionately

involved among the poor. Seek ways to overcome the

systemic issues of social injustice which oppress the poor and

marginalized .

Mission Waco ‘s Goal is to

While there, Mission Waco also helped repair three

older and defunct wells. All of them are located in an impoverished village of

13,000 where the average family income is less than a

dollar a day.

Haiti

Make Way Partners

Sudan“The Spirit of the

Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to

preach good news to the poor. He has sent

me to bind up the brokenhearted” (Isa.

61:1 NIV).

SudanWe all know about Sudan. It’s a hot topic. We’ve watched unrest cover this country, especially in Darfur. Regardless, we know people in this region need clean water to drink. And, we know they need Christ’s living water. For this reason, Pure Water, Pure Love decided to act.

Sudan

Right now, a woman is

drinking clean water from a well in Darfur, Sudan.

SudanPure Water, Pure Love worked

with Make Way Partners, a Christian mission agency that is

committed to preventing and combating human trafficking and

all forms of modern–day slavery by educating and mobilizing The Body

of Christ. As a result, women, men and children are learning about Christ’s living water in a tangible way.

Missionary Fellowship

Honduras

“The Lord will guide you always; he will

satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land”

(Isa. 58:11 NIV).

Honduras

HondurasMissionary Fellowship is the brainchild of Jim and Georgia Lamont, missionaries to Honduras. Their ministry provides a home to orphans, training them in academics, vocational skills, and English as a Second Language. Most importantly, orphans at Missionary Fellowship are taught the Gospel of Christ.

Through Pure Water, Pure Love children at Missionary Fellowship can drink clean

water every day. Pure Water, Pure Love serves as an additional evangelistic tool for children to learn

about Jesus Christ.

Honduras

Special Projects through

WMU’s Volunteer

Connection®

“You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail” (Isa. 58:11 NIV).

FamilyFESTSM

Last summer, FamilyFESTSM volunteers painted houses in Tijuana and distributed gallons of clean water. It is a country where people labor 12 hours a day, five days a week, only to earn $45. In the community of Alamar, 7,000 people drink contaminated water because they cannot afford clean water.

Through Pure Water, Pure Love, FamilyFEST volunteers provided clean drinking water to the Alamar community.

FamilyFEST

WMU National Executive Director

Wanda Lee participates in

Pure Water, Pure Love’s mission to

provide clean water as an

expression of Christ’s love.

This modern electrical system has continued to purify and filter water long after FamilyFEST volunteers departed.

It is true that this is but a DROP OF WATER in comparison to the social problems that exist. But, it is an important drop of water, especially for the hundreds of helpless children who can now drink a clean glass of water.” Pastor Fernando Martinez, Centro Shalom Tijuana

“This has become a powerful tool that God has used to reach the

lives of hundreds of families that struggle

daily with poverty.

FamilyFEST

Disaster Relief

Starting over—a familiar theme since 2004’s tsunami disaster. In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Bill and Dellanna O’Brien are committed to showing Christ’s love by helping others make that new start.

Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Disaster Relief

The O’Briens used money from Pure Water, Pure Love to build a well for a local hospital. “You can’t

imagine what this is going to mean to the doctor and the hospital. Thanks to

WMU and to all those who made the money available.”—

Bill O’Brien

Banda, Aceh, Indonesia

Pure Water

Who Needs It?

“I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of cold water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward” (Mark 9:41 NIV).

Maybe you’re in need of

clean water . . .

If you are a missionary, or if a missionary you know can benefit from Pure Water,

Pure Love, grant applications are available by contacting:

Volunteer Connection

Woman’s Missionary Union

205-991-4091

purewater@wmu.org

“I’ve been touched by the worldwide

need for pure water but always

felt there was nothing I could do. This morning the

Lord reminded me there is something I can do, little as it may be. So, please use this check for your Pure Water,

Pure Love program.”—PWPL

donor

“Thank you so much for our water filter! What an absolute blessing.

We truly appreciate the gift and ministry to us

as missionaries. We are grateful for your

partnership in our ministry through

prayer, giving, and support. Please know how grateful we are and how vital your

ministry is!”—Last Frontier Missionaires

Or, maybe you need to

provide clean water .

. .

Donations to Pure Water, Pure Love are

tax-deductible. You can make a personal gift,

collect money from your church, your friends, or

your family.

Send a check made out to WMU, clearly marked

for Pure Water, Pure Love, to:

PWPL

c/o WMU

P. O. Box 830010

Birmingham, AL 35283-0010

People are thirsty.

Thank you for helping

quench their thirst

through Pure Water, Pure Love.