What a Blessed week I’ve had. To be with such amazing talent and gifts astounds me. Here are 6 College kids on a mission to provide clean water to those in need. That is just the surface of it though, it continues to go deeper and deeper and deeper as I am getting to know each one of them.  It’s so beautiful to work with a team and have each one of us use our gifts for a project. I hear so many times from people ” but I don’t have a talent”. Not everybody is going to be an artist or musician. For some of us our talent is in bookkeeping, or leading or writing. I am looking at each of the roles these 6 take and i could not do a single of one of them, nor any of them my job. They all align perfectly for a greater purpose.

I arrived in Kigali to beautiful bright faces, excited for the days to come. After a day of getting to know each other, we set out to the eastern province of Rwanda with Food for the Hungry to visit water sites. I had thought were going to be visitin working water wells, but were taking to the areas most in need. We would stop our van and set out on foot to a small pond of sorts. Along the path, people with yellow jugs called Jerry Cans would pass us by on foot and bike. They get to the pond of bacteria, dirt and scum and fill up their can to take the long walk back to their houses. Many of the would do this several times a day because they NEED water. The nastiness of this water….. it’s not even something you would let your kids anywhere near out of fear of disease and they DRINK it. But i guess I would too if I had no other options of water. It’s a daily necessity we all need.

I wish my gifting was in words sometimes, but that gifting has been given to another – Taylor.. truly a talent. If you have the time, i’d love for you to read a moment by moment journal of our trip to Rwanda at the wishing well site: http://www.wishingwellafrica.com/journal.php

There is so much more to say, but I’ll have to wait until I have a better internet connection. I should be able to post some images tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers and emails you send me. They truly bring joy to my day.

Know that you are blessed.

-Esther

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