SWIM for HIM

Julie & I were introduced to a fantastic ministry last evening.  Greg & Vicky Stout joined us for supper, then shared with us about their work for the Lord; Safe Water International Ministries.

Here are some facts gleaned from their website:

20% of the world lacks access to safe water, that’s 1 Billion people!

25,000 people die every day from diseases related to water.

At any time, half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water-borne diseases.

Contaminated water accounts for 80% of all diseases and claims the lives of 5 million children a year.

Contaminated water is responsible for diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria, schistosomiasis, hepatitis, diarrhea, and intestinal worms.

1.5 billion people suffer from parasitic worm infections.

In China, India, and Indonesia twice as many people die from diarrhea than from HIV/AIDS.

One flush on your toilet uses more water than the average person in a developing world uses in a whole day’s washing, cooking, and drinking.

Water-borne diseases are preventable.

Greg and Vicky, who are members of my congregation have developed an amazing devise which using a 12 volt battery, ordinary table salt, and a little water creates chlorine which then can be added to a pail of water and kills the disease causing bacterias and parasites.  They demonstrated the machine for us.  In a matter of a couple of minutes they were able to make enough chlorine to treat 250 gallons of water.

Most of Stout's ministry has taken place in Nicaragua, but they are branching out to other parts of the developing world.  They recently traveled to Swaziland and some of their chlorine producing units are right now on the way to Kenya.

I encourage you to check out their website and learn more about how they are bringing safe water to people in the name of Jesus Christ.