Water Well Season

The dry season in South Sudan is prime time to drill water wells. For much of the year, many parts of the country are inaccessible by road. So once things dry out, drillers move en masse into the country to provide clean water to as many people as possible. Over the next few weeks, I will be working with 3 different drillers to drill 6 wells in the 3 different parts of the country, Nasir, Tonj, and Mvolo. The two locations in Tonj are pretty typical of areas that we look for when we consider where to drill a well. The first well will be drilled in a village called Guaria. A pastor trained by our ministry partners in Tonj, In Deed & Truth Ministries, has recently planted a church here. IDAT has also done some training with the villagers about health & hygiene. During the wet season, the women of the village have to travel there is water nearby, but that water isn’t very clean. As a result, many in the village are struggling with diseases caused by drinking impure water. In the dry season, the whole village is forced to move because there is no water. The situation is very similar in Warkar where many are sick and the villagers are displaced during the dry season. In the next 2 to 3 weeks, life-saving change will come to both villages as JB Drilling sends a rig to drill a well in each village. Please pray for these projects and for the projects I am coordinating in Nasir and Mvolo as well. Pray that as the people in these villages drink clean water for the first time in their lives that they will also come to know the One who gives them "a well of water springing up to eternal life."