Charity Water::
Posted by Ryan Geiger on June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects.
I have watched this organization for years and am so impressed with Scott Harrison and his vision. I have heard Scott speak several times and the way this organization came to be is so much fun to hear. You can hear it here.
For me, charity is practical. It’s sometimes easy, more often inconvenient, but always necessary.
It’s the ability to use one’s position of influence, relative wealth and power to affect lives for the better.
Charity is singular and achievable.There’s a biblical parable about a man beaten near death by robbers.
He’s stripped naked and lying roadside. Most people pass him by, but one man stops.
He picks him up and bandages his wounds. He puts him on his horse and walks alongside until they reach an inn.
He checks him in and throws down his Amex. “Whatever he needs until he gets better.”
Because he could. The dictionary defines charity as simply the act of giving voluntarily to those in need.
It’s taken from the word “caritas,” or simply, love. In Colossians 3, the Bible instructs readers to “put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.” Although I’m still not sure what that means, I love the idea. To wear charity.
My kids love charity water and have tried to bring awareness of it to their schools as well as starting their own campaign. You can check it out here and give. They have done a yard sale and have donated Birthday and Christmas money. So proud of them and their heart for clean water and for those in need.
A couple years ago I was so self consumed I had no idea issues like this existed. I’m embarrassed to admit but if I was honest it didn’t affect me so I didn’t care. However just because I was ignorant or too proud to look outside my own walls doesn’t mean there wasn’t still an issue affecting millions. Chances are you won’t come up with a new organization that will change the lives of millions and the good news is you don’t have to, you can partner with one already existing.
Half the battle is knowing what is out there, the other half is figuring out what you can do about it. Put your faith into action and do something about it. Look globally, locally and internally. There is poverty all around us if we are willing to look. What can you do to make a difference?
