A 7th kid-powered well is now giving clean water and hope to an entire village in India thanks to Crowdsourcing Kids! Back in August on World Elephant Day we launched Round #7 of Crowdsourcing Kids. Dozens of kids, along with Greenville Community Church, sold 500 handmade elephants to fund our 7th well drilling project in India.
Kids CAN Change the World
We are happy to share that because of the combined efforts of kids like Maizey (13), Laila (11), Hannah (15), Elliott (5), Hudson (8), Willow (3), Nash (5), Haven (7), Abel (5) and so many others we were able to make this happen:
Life Before the Well
The villagers living here are low caste. That means they are treated very poorly, and often valued as worth less than animals. Because of that, there have been no efforts to improve their water supply. They were forced to rely on a hand-dug well. But when that water source dried up, they were traveling to an open well outside the village that contained very dirty water.
Third Time’s a Charm
Thanks to Crowdsourcing Kids and our ministry partner Set Free, we were able to send a drilling crew to this village for a life-changing mission. Finding fresh, clean water didn’t come easily, however. It took the drilling crew three attempts before hitting fresh water. But they did not give up! And the village’s 9,562 people are so glad they didn’t! Because now they have a clean water source.
Children Reunited With Families
Not only did this Crowdsourcing Kids well provide clean water for nearly 10,000 people, it also offered an opportunity to restore families and share the love of Christ. Through the drilling of the well, the Set Free partner pastor heard of children that were taken into slavery from the village. The pastor helped free 36 children from slavery and reunite them with their families in this village.
Let’s recap that and let it sink in…
- Kids in America sold 500 handmade elephants, raising $6,250.
- That money funded drilling a well that gave 9,562 people clean water.
- Through the well-drilling, a visiting pastor helped free 36 children from slavery and reunite them with their families.
- Thousands of villagers have heard the Gospel and many are part of a weekly Bible study.
WOW! By now we all know kids can change the world! Get your child involved with our next round of Crowdsourcing Kids! We’ll be launching Round #8 soon so stay tuned!
We Partnered with Greenville Community Church
