Kalahari Water Wells
The word Kalahari means “The Great Thirst.” The word is an appropriate one, for there is a great thirst across the Kalahari Desert. There are no rivers or spring-fed lakes in this semi-arid land covering much of Botswana and Namibia. However, underneath the Kalahari is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. How ironic that the San people have had to resort to the moisture found in wild roots, dew on the blades of grass, and water stored in ostrich egg shells during the rainy season—when water is 100 feet or so beneath them!
Years ago, a diamond mining company drilled some holes and installed casings in nearly every village, in return for the rights to search for diamonds. We are now using these holes to reach the water and pump it into the villages.
Your gift will go toward the purchase of a water system, which consists of a submersible pump, pipe, wiring, solar panel and storage tank to supply water for an entire village for the modest cost of $4,500.
It is water to drink, water to bathe, water for animals, and water for small gardens to supplement their diet of wild roots and game. Water can change life in the Kalahari and it can save lives.
Jesus said, “I was thirsty and you gave me drink…” (Matthew 25:35)