Yet we who share the same biblical faith should be closely united in fellowship, work and witness. More than 2,700 million people, which is more than two-thirds of all humanity, have yet to be evangelized. .icon-population .st0{fill:currentColor;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0.25;stroke-miterlimit:10;} The message of the Bible is addressed to all men and women. Engineers and field teams construct a new water source or rehabilitate an existing source. Privacy Policy|Site Map|ECFA Member We believe that we are engaged in constant spiritual warfare with the principalities and powers of evil, who are seeking to overthrow the Church and frustrate its task of world evangelization. We affirm that God is both the Creator and the Judge of all men. Field teams work house by house to help families adopt sanitation and hygiene practices like hand washing, using a drying rack, building a latrine of their own, and more. We are deeply stirred by what God is doing in our day, moved to penitence by our failures and challenged by the unfinished task of evangelization. He has been calling out from the world a people for himself, and sending his people back into the world to be his servants and his witnesses, for the extension of his kingdom, the building up of Christs body, and the glory of his name. This may include boiling and filtering drinking water. 6 0 obj <> endobj 0000009523 00000 n We need to break out of our ecclesiastical ghettos and permeate non-Christian society. If funds exceed the specific need of a project, or due to unforeseen circumstances the project cannot be completed, they will be used for similar purposes or other outreaches of LIFE such as Mission Feeding, Rescue LIFE, Water for LIFE, and TheLIFE TODAYprogram. We recognize that there is a great need to improve theological education, especially for church leaders. We construct long-lasting safe water solutions that utilize local ingenuity, safe water needs, and supplies that community leaders can access. We promise to pray and work for their freedom. 338 people, Your donation to Lifewater is tax deductible as allowed by law. (Mark 14:62; Hebrews 9:28; Mark 13:10; Acts 1:8-11; Matthew 28:20; Mark 13:21-23; 1 John 2:18; 4:1-3; Luke 12:32; Revelation 21:1-5; 2 Peter 3:13; Matthew 28:18). Affirming the vision of our founder, William A. AsheLifewater believes every child and family deserves access to safe water and seeks to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the worlds most marginalized communities. All churches should therefore be asking God and themselves what they should be doing both to reach their own area and to send missionaries to other parts of the world. We therefore should share his concern for justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression. .icon-population .st0{fill:currentColor;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0.25;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Lifewater does more than build wells. LIFE Outreach InternationalP.O. Our Programs team organizes projects by districts for a 7-10 year period. We also acknowledge that some of our missions have been too slow to equip and encourage national leaders to assume their rightful responsibilities. (Romans 1:8; Philippians 1:5; 4:15; Acts 13:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8). We measure, analyze, and report results each week to ensure our activities are making a transformative impact. More than 771 million people live without access to safe water. 6 21 Decide where your money makes a difference, Serve vulnerable women, children, and families living in extreme poverty, Quality engineering, transparent results, and real sustainability data, Top-rated charity by Guidestar, ECFA, and Charity Navigator. In issuing the gospel invitation we have no liberty to conceal the cost of discipleship. Your donation to Lifewater is tax deductible as allowed by law. Your gift provides a clean water source, health training, and hope to mothers like Obore living in East Africa and Cambodia. We acknowledge that we ourselves are not immune to worldliness of thought and action, that is, to a surrender to secularism. xb``b``d rT,DArM\k/Jtz Z4[1+S;DQ m Since Water for LIFE began in 2000, your faithful support has helped provide more than 7000 wells across the globe. Your gift provides a clean water source, health training, and hope to women like Adanech living in East Africa and Cambodia. Read the Covenant Available Translations Download PDF, by Doug Birdsall The message of salvation implies also a message of judgment upon every form of alienation, oppression and discrimination, and we should not be afraid to denounce evil and injustice wherever they exist. We affirm that the Churchs visible unity in truth is Gods purpose. Families adopt health practices, elect water committees, and contribute 10% of the cost of the water source either through monetary means, materials, or labor. We believe in serving the vulnerable in word and deed. hX}WL! Real change happens when communities actively participate. Missionaries should flow ever more freely from and to all six continents in a spirit of humble service. Thus a growing partnership of churches will develop and the universal character of Christs Church will be more clearly exhibited. Decide where your money makes a difference, Serve vulnerable women, children, and families living in extreme poverty, Quality engineering, transparent results, and real sustainability data, Top-rated charity by Guidestar, ECFA, and Charity Navigator. 800.323.9473 / 540.535.0103. .icon-map-pin .st1{fill:#FFFFFF;} Click here to view the comparative financial data, Other Names Under Which Funds May Be Raised. 0000008749 00000 n For more than 45 years, Lifewater has walked alongside children and families in extreme poverty to provide clean water, improved health, and hope for generations to come. We recognize, however, that organizational unity may take many forms and does not necessarily advance evangelism. Box 982000Fort Worth, TX 76182-8000writeEmail("info", "info", "lifetoday.org", ""); 2022 Life Outreach International. Uganda, Africa, .icon-population .st0{fill:currentColor;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0.25;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Your gift provides a clean water source, health training, and hope to mothers like Reurng living in East Africa and Cambodia. With regular water quality testing and maintenance, we ensure that quality care is realized and promises of long-term transformation are kept. 338 people, I dream of venturing into other more profitable activities should we get safe water. - Brenda, .icon-map-pin .st0{fill:currentColor;} .icon-population .st0{fill:currentColor;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0.25;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Your gift provides a clean water source, health training, and hope to mothers like Hadija living in East Africa and Cambodia. We work on local and regional levels to create change that lasts. Lifewater is a top-rated Christian clean water organization, accredited by all major external ratings agencies for effectiveness and transparency in its management of finances. Lifewater serves all people regardless of religion, listening first and walking alongside community members as neighbors. Youll get to experience the rich Guatemalan culture in Antigua, including a coffee plantation tour and Cerro de la Cruza beautiful cross set on a hill. Conviction of sin, faith in Christ, new birth and Christian growth are all his work. Emerging from the First Lausanne Congress in 1974, with John Stott as its Chief Architect, it served as a great rallying call to the evangelical Church around the world. .icon-map-pin .st1{fill:#FFFFFF;} xref Only then will the whole Church become a fit instrument in his hands, that the whole earth may hear his voice. Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) training reveals current practices that are making people sick, opening communities to Lifewaters WASH training, a set of habits (like hand washing) known to be critical to ones health. 0000005454 00000 n Q.YE! 153 people, We know that the pond water gives us fever and diarrhea, but we have no choice. - Reurng. %PDF-1.4 % We provide a community with a safe water source that is managed and (1 Corinthians 2:4; John 15:26;27; 16:8-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3; John 3:6-8; 2 Corinthians 3:18; John 7:37-39; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; Acts 1:8; Psalm 85:4-7; 67:1-3; Galatians 5:22,23; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; Romans 12:3-8). A church that is not a missionary church is contradicting itself and quenching the Spirit. 0000008566 00000 n At the same time we refuse to be intimidated by their fate. 200 people, It pains me to walk long distances to fetch water that is so salty. - Elizabeth. All of us are shocked by the poverty of millions and disturbed by the injustices which cause it. 3/^ {HYAbSC&6U/^I#k|X,XBEQ$aX~^oE/:a'Y"/#?Ek|V}|Iq`ZAdO2 In every nation and culture there should be an effective training programme for pastors and laity in doctrine, discipleship, evangelism, nurture and service. Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! Their work is bringing about lasting change that will impact generations to come., Billy Nolan | Director of Global Partnerships, Northpoint Church, I have never seen a nonprofit that is so sustainable and is making such a big impact., Lifewaters mission of providing clean water and healthy communities is evident in their work. A group of local leaders that maintains and manages the new water source. 461 people, I dream of venturing into other more profitable activities should we get safe water. - Brenda, .icon-map-pin .st0{fill:currentColor;} endstream endobj 7 0 obj <> endobj 8 0 obj <> endobj 9 0 obj <>/ColorSpace<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/ExtGState<>>> endobj 10 0 obj <> endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 12 0 obj [/ICCBased 17 0 R] endobj 13 0 obj [/Indexed 12 0 R 255 18 0 R] endobj 14 0 obj <>stream In the Churchs mission of sacrificial service, evangelism is primary. The Lausanne Movement connects influencers and ideas for global mission, with a vision of the gospel for every person, disciple-making churches for every people and place, Christ-like leaders for every church and sector, and kingdom impact in every sphere of society. We call upon others to join us. Decide where your money makes a difference, Serve vulnerable women, children, and families living in extreme poverty, Quality engineering, transparent results, and real sustainability data, Top-rated charity by Guidestar, ECFA, and Charity Navigator. Those of us who live in affluent circumstances accept our duty to develop a simple life-style in order to contribute more generously to both relief and evangelism. water for all. Uganda, Africa, .icon-population .st0{fill:currentColor;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0.25;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Overflow partners believe everyone deserves clean water. Yet we are committed to indigenous principles, and long that every church will have national leaders who manifest a Christian style of leadership in terms not of domination but of service. Thats why, alongside our water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) work, we partner with local ministries to start bible studies, plant churches, distribute bibles, and more. Yet we rejoice that, even when borne by earthen vessels, the gospel is still a precious treasure. We serve in hard-to-reach places where families are most vulnerable to waterborne illnesses. When people receive Christ they are born again into his kingdom and must seek not only to exhibit but also to spread its righteousness in the midst of an unrighteous world. 0000005873 00000 n .icon-population .st0{fill:currentColor;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:0.25;stroke-miterlimit:10;} We believe every child should have access to safe water. <<8446D771BFF10F45AD9B22EBCE0F2EB5>]>> .icon-map-pin .st1{fill:#FFFFFF;} 307 people, With safe water, families like Khadijah can begin to live healthy lives. - Kamara, Tanzania Country Director, .icon-map-pin .st0{fill:currentColor;} When 90% of families have a certified Healthy Home, ODF is achieved, and the new village water source is in place, the new Healthy Village hosts a party complete with speeches, dancing, and raising the Healthy Village flag! May God help us by his grace, and for his glory, to be faithful to this our covenant! This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. We walk alongside the local church to bring physical and spiritual healing Today nearly 800 million people lack access to safe drinking water, and waterborne diseases are one of the leading causes of death for children under the age of 5. We pledge ourselves to seek a deeper unity in truth, worship, holiness and mission. When you join Overflow, youll impact lives each month with clean water, improved health, and the love of Christ. Under God, the result will be the rise of churches deeply rooted in Christ and closely related to their culture. Our repair and maintenance program monitors all clean water sources to ensure they last for generations to come. To proclaim Jesus as the Saviour of the world is not to affirm that all people are either automatically or ultimately saved, still less to affirm that all religions offer salvation in Christ. 230 people, "I have to wait in line for at least three hours to fill a single container with water. - Obore. EIN 95-3987142, 2022 Lifewater International | A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization |. .icon-map-pin .st1{fill:#FFFFFF;} The goal should be, by all available means and at the earliest possible time, that every person will have the opportunity to hear, to understand, and to receive the good news. The church is the community of Gods people rather than an institution, and must not be identified with any particular culture, social or political system, or human ideology.

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