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Growing Global Water Crisis Demands ‘Christ-Like Response,’ Says Major Special Report

Regardless of economy, nations worldwide face need for better sources of clean water, providing opportunity to show God’s love and care

March 21, 2018
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Regardless of economy, nations worldwide face need for better sources of clean water, providing opportunity to show God’s love and careWILLS POINT, TX — Best known for its work helping the underprivileged in poverty-stricken parts of the world, GFA (Gospel for Asia) is spotlighting a universal crisis that unites all nations: the need for good clean water.

While millions in South Asia and other developing regions have long suffered from a lack of access to fresh water, many in the West are facing the health and other consequences of such shortages for the first time, the organization says in a significant new report.

As residents of Flint, Mich., continue to deal with the fallout of its 2014 polluted water scandal, those living in Cape Town, South Africa, are dealing with severe water restrictions because of a lengthy drought—just one of 11 major cities likely to run out of drinking water in the not-too-distant future.

In The Global Clean Water Crisis: Finding Solutions to Humanity’s Need for Pure, Safe Water, writer Karen Mains points to urban sprawl, lack of urban planning and flooding as just some of the factors behind the “water problems of the world.” Among those trying to solve them are governments, non-governmental agencies, missionary organizations and private foundations.

The disturbing picture is drawn in an article published to coincide with the March 22 observance of the United Nations’ annual World Water Day, which this year focuses on using nature to overcome “the water challenges of the 21st century.” The

report is part of a series in which the organization addresses major world issues and champions a Christian response to them.

More than 2 billion people globally use a drinking water source contaminated by human waste, causing widespread sickness and even death, and often further impoverishing many who struggle to eke out a living because they can be too poorly to work.

Meanwhile, “well-meaning” efforts to help have not always been successful: Some 50,000 wells drilled in Africa lie broken and abandoned because there is no one to maintain them —“a dismal testament to good intentions gone bad”.

Gospel for Asia (GFA) has been able to avoid that problem in providing almost 7,000 “Jesus Wells” in Asia, drilled in villages where they are usually ensured by a local pastor. Elsewhere, GFA-supported teams distribute BioSand water filters that help purify contaminated sources, as part of “a Christ-like response to the global water crisis.”

Faith-based concern about the issue should not be surprising; the article notes that the Bible mentions water 722 times—more than faith, hope, prayer or worship.

“Lack of access to clean water is a massive problem and more far-reaching than most of us probably realize,” says Gospel for Asia (GFA) founder, Dr. K.P. Yohannan, in a blog commenting on the report. “It’s not just limited to one corner of the world—this is a worldwide problem.”

He talks about the privilege of working with government officials so GFA-supported workers and friends could come alongside local efforts in cleaning up rivers and helping the poor and needy.

“Through Christ’s help, we can be part of making a difference for those who are suffering,” he says. “He can use us as his representatives to be there and show his love and care for those who are in need, to be his hands.”

To schedule an interview with a GFA representative, please contact Press Relations @ 972-300-3379 or [email protected]


About Gospel for Asia

GFA (Gospel for Asia) has – for more than 30 years ‒ provided humanitarian assistance and spiritual hope to millions across Asia, especially among those who have yet to hear the Good News. Last year, this included more than 75,000 sponsored children, free medical services for more than 180,000 people, 6,000 wells drilled, 11,000 water filters installed, Christmas presents for more than 400,000 needy families, and spiritual teaching available in 110 languages in 14 nations through radio ministry.

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