Residents of Mbora, Kenya, faced a dire water crisis. Initially, community members relied on water collected from the Ng’ou River …
Motivation Monday – March 23, 2026
Residents of the Simon Cocha community faced a difficult reality. With no safe water sources nearby, women and children had to …
Motivation Monday – March 16, 2026
Residents of Colonia Peña Flor in Guatemala faced a severe water crisis.They relied on small, shallow wells contaminated with …
Motivation Monday – March 9, 2026
Residents of the Siteya community battled a dire water crisis. They relied entirely on a hand-dug well for all their daily needs …
Motivation Monday – March 2, 2026
A severe water crisis gripped the Bugema community in Uganda, making daily life incredibly difficult. The hand-dug well they once …
Motivation Monday – February 23
Residents of Cerro del Trapiche battled a dire water crisis each day. Women bore the primary responsibility for collecting water. …
Motivation Monday – February 16, 2026
Residents of the St. John Peace Island community faced a difficult water crisis. As a newly established community, they lacked …
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Motivation Monday – February 9, 2026
Breme’s residents faced an ongoing water crisis that affected every part of daily life. A single hand-dug well served as their …
Motivation Monday – February 2, 2026
For a long time, residents of Makunha Community were trapped in a water crisis that brought immense hardship. Their primary water …
CEO Corner: Leading Toward Flourishing (4 min. video)
Dr. Jonathan Wiles, CEO Hi Living Water community! I'm trying something new: short video updates on topics I'm thinking about, …
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Motivation Monday – January 26, 2026
The residents of Barrio 6 de Noviembre faced a severe water crisis that affected their health, daily routines and well-being. To …
Motivation Monday – January 12, 2026
Residents of Emenwa in Kenya were in a difficult situation. With no safe water source nearby, they relied on rainwater for daily …
Motivation Monday – January 5, 2026
The residents of Flor de Azalia were in a difficult water crisis. The hand-dug well the community depended on had dried up, …
Motivation Monday – December 29, 2025
For years, residents of the San Lorenzo community were facing a water crisis. The nearest well dried up, leaving them with no …
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Motivation Monday – December 22, 2025
The community members of Nyamaraba in Rwanda endured a severe water crisis for years. With no access to safe water, residents …
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Motivation Monday – December 15, 2025
Residents of Barrio Las Colinas in Honduras faced a severe water crisis. While most homes were connected to a government-owned …
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Motivation Monday – December 8, 2025
Residents of El Llano in Mexico faced a severe water crisis. The well that once supplied the community with water had been dry for …
Motivation Monday – December 1, 2025
Chilunga’s residents endured long and exhausting walks to collect water. These journeys, often taken multiple times a day, …
Motivation Monday – November 24, 2025
Residents of Savane-Sale Carice, Haiti, endured a relentless water crisis. To meet their everyday needs, residents walked a few …
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Motivation Monday – November 17, 2025
The Wlenlah Public School in Liberia was thrust into a severe water crisis that impacted the well-being and educational experience …
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Motivation Monday – November 10, 2025
The residents of Mowangah, faced a long-standing water crisis that significantly affected their health and everyday life. …
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Motivation Monday – November 3, 2025
Residents of Cerros de Aminilla were in a desperate situation. Their primary water source—a hand-dug well—was exposed to dangerous …
Motivation Monday – October 27, 2025
Residents of the Santa Rosa de Sabalo community were trapped in a water crisis that brought them immense hardship. Their only …
Motivation Monday — October 20, 2025
Residents of the Nango community faced a difficult situation. Because there was no nearby water source, they had to collect water …
CEO Transition Update
As part of the transition process, there have been ongoing communications between Living Water board members, stakeholders, …
Motivation Monday – October 13, 2025
Female staff and students at a school in Kowo, Zimbabwe, were grateful for safe water nearby but had to regularly leave class, …
Motivation Monday – October 6, 2025
Residents of the Plan del Jocote community were in a difficult situation. For years, they lived without access to a safe water …
Motivation Monday – September 29, 2025
Residents of the Gul Maembe community faced a complex water crisis. Without a safe water source available, they had no choice but …
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Motivation Monday – September 22, 2025
Residents of Manquette showed incredible resilience in the face of a dire water crisis. When their hand pump fell into disrepair, …
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Motivation Monday – September 15, 2025
Residents of the Malasha Village community battled a dire water crisis. Women and children spent hours each day walking to and …
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Motivation Monday – September 8, 2025
Residents of Uganda's Kabuki Kyando community faced a severe water crisis that marked their daily lives with anxiety, poverty, and …
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Motivation Monday – August 25, 2025
Residents of the Aldea Santa Rosa community battled a dire water crisis. The community's primary water source was a piped water …
Motivation Monday – August 18, 2025
Residents of Zimbabwe's Chinhondo Village battled a dire water crisis after their community's hand pump fell into disrepair. Noah …
Motivation Monday – August 11, 2025
The residents of Las Cabezas faced an ongoing crisis of water scarcity and inadequate sanitation. Mila Cristina, a 57-year-old …
Motivation Monday – August 4, 2025
Residents of the Oboch community battled a severe water crisis. They relied entirely on unsafe sources, such as untreated and …
Motivation Monday – July 28, 2025
The community members of the AA.HH Intercultural – San Juan Km 13 community battled a severe water crisis. Julio, a 51-year-old …
15 and Counting!
Wow! I just returned from an amazing week in the Dominican Republic for our 15th Genius of One Conference, led by Pastor Greg …
Motivation Monday – July 21, 2025
After their hand pump fell into disrepair, the residents of Haiti’s Diro community wrestled with a serious water crisis. Joseph …
Motivation Monday – July 14, 2025
The residents of Rwanda’s Kajevuba community battled a complex scarcity crisis. The piped water system in their community failed …
Motivation Monday – June 30, 2025
Residents of Palo de Rueda battled a severe water crisis. Itza Damaris Casco Flores, a 27-year-old housewife, shared: “All our …
Motivation Monday – June 23, 2025
Residents of Kibuye faced relentless challenges due to a worsening water crisis. Tenywa Siraj, a 35-year-old farmer, shared: “We …
Motivation Monday – June 16, 2025
Community members in Parcelamiento El Arisco showed incredible resilience in the face of a severe water crisis. Osiel Adonias Rios …
Motivation Monday – June 9, 2025
Residents of Zimbabwe's Mavilla Banda Village battled a dire water crisis. Sipho Mlanga, a 54-year-old engineer, shared: “There …
Motivation Monday – June 2, 2025
Residents of Barrio Victor Argeñal faced a severe water crisis. Although most households in the community connected to a …
Motivation Monday – May 19, 2025
Residents of the Kpandebu community faced a severe water crisis. Patrick Jormah, a 52-year-old pastor and farmer, shared: “For …
Motivation Monday – May 12, 2025
Residents of Peru's native community of Bena Jema battled a dire water crisis daily. Saraida Yuimachi Castro, a 41-year-old …
Motivation Monday – May 5, 2025
Students and staff at Aomo Primary School in Thurdibuoro faced a severe water crisis. The school depended on an untreated …
Motivation Monday – April 28, 2025
The residents of the Augusto C. Sandino #1 (Las Mercedes) community faced a dire water crisis with remarkable resilience; …
Motivation Monday – April 14, 2025
Residents of Zambia’s Chimbwe community battled a dire water crisis. The 250 residents relied on a single open well contaminated …
Motivation Monday – April 7, 2025
Residents of Mexico’s Santa Maria Chachoapam community faced a dire water crisis. The pump that supplied water to their piped …
Motivation Monday – March 31, 2025
Residents of Totoquelleh Town faced a complex water crisis that marked every aspect of their daily lives with anxiety, loss, and …
Motivation Monday – March 24, 2025
Residents of the Caserío Coco Azul community faced a dire water crisis that fueled a cycle of lost time, poverty, and disease. …
Motivation Monday – March 17, 2025
Residents of the Kafu community, including Rukia Nigembe, a 45-year-old farmer, faced a severe water crisis. “We had to collect …
Motivation Monday – March 10, 2025
The community members of Tilorier faced an unrelenting water crisis. “The situation was dire. Our hand-dug wells often ran dry …
Motivation Monday – March 3, 2025
Residents of Nyarunazi battled a severe water crisis, relying on an unreliable spring contaminated by insects, dirt, and other …
“What can we learn?” Living Water International x Chalmers Center
Living Water International's Director of Trips and Affinity Groups, Jordan Griebner, sat down with the team at Chalmers Center to …
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Motivation Monday – February 24, 2025
Residents of La Felicidad struggled for years with unreliable and unsafe water access. Rosa María Molina, 53, recalled, “When our …
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Motivation Monday – February 17, 2025
The residents of the Sakhulani community in Ng’ongwe Ward faced a serious water crisis. With no alternative, they had to rely on …
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Motivation Monday – February 10, 2024
Community members in the Native Community of San Salvador grappled with a dire water crisis. Alberto, an 81-year-old fisherman, …
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Motivation Monday – February 3, 2025
Residents of the Sabana Santiago community grappled with a complex water crisis, depending on sporadic water truck visits to …
Motivation Monday – January 27, 2025
Daily life in Moboloh revolved around the struggle for water. Women and children bore the heaviest burden, often walking 15 to 20 …
Motivation Monday – January 13, 2024
The residents of Mexico’s Sector 20 de Noviembre community faced a dire water crisis after their water system fell into disrepair …
Motivation Monday – January 6, 2025
Sara, a 27-year-old hairstylist, showed incredible resilience in the face of the dire water crisis plaguing her community. …
Motivation Monday – December 16, 2024
Flor de María Cruz Montoya, a 43-year-old housewife, is one of the hundreds of women in Las Mariitas who devoted hours daily to …
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Motivation Monday – December 9, 2024
The residents of the Kalwande community in Kenya suffered from an array of adverse effects brought on by the water crisis. The dry …
Motivation Monday – December 2, 2024
Daniel Lopez Vasquez, a 75-year-old farmer, has witnessed decades of hardship in his community’s struggle for water. For years, …
2024 Year-End Campaign Launch
Our year-end campaign, 1,200 Families, A Season of Hope, officially kicks off today, November 26! This season, we’re focused on …
Motivation Monday – November 25, 2024
In Uganda’s Bwembe East community, a severe water crisis impacted every aspect of life. Women and children walked miles each day …
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Motivation Monday – November 18, 2024
The people of Campeche Tortue endured a severe water shortage that deeply impacted their lives and health. Without a local water …
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Motivation Monday – November 11, 2024
In Aldea Ojo de Agua, Guatemala, the daily struggle for water was relentless. For years, the community depended on a distant …
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Motivation Monday – November 4, 2024
Since 2019, Living Water International’s program in Garr Bain, Liberia has sparked life-changing transformations in health, faith, …
Motivation Monday – October 28, 2024
The water crisis in La Cumbre, Mexico, was primarily driven by prolonged drought and intense heat. The lack of water presented a …
Regional Vice President for Africa Visits Saturate Program Area in Rwanda
Living Water Rwanda is one of the pilot countries that was identified to implement “Saturate”, a holistic WASH program. The name …
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Motivation Monday – October 21, 2024
In Zimbabwe’s Macherenje and Kwanatsa Community, residents grappled with a heartbreaking water crisis. Without water, the …
Motivation Monday – October 14, 2024
In Los Mangos, a persistent water crisis affected the lives of community members, leading to significant health challenges and …
Motivation Monday – October 7, 2024
In Kirbaka, a pervasive water crisis loomed over the community. In years past, residents struggled without a safe water source. …
Watershed Weekend – Looking Back, Looking Forward
Friends, Jeff Chase, VP of Philanthropy, and Camille Rodriquez, VP of Marketing & Communications, have put together this …
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Motivation Monday – September 30, 2024
In Ghana, the Dromankuma community faced an intense water crisis. The residents depended on two water sources: a mechanized well …
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Motivation Monday – September 23, 2024
École Primaire Shyira in Saruduha, Rwanda, was in crisis. The school depended on a rainwater collection system, but without proper …
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Motivation Monday – September 16, 2024
In the small community of Cayuco in the Dominican Republic, Andrea Damilka Pérez serves as the Educational Director at the local …
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Motivation Monday – September 9, 2024
In the Hiri Fala community, the water crisis was a constant and harsh reality that deeply affected daily life. The residents …
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Motivation Monday – August 26, 2024
Nestled in western Zambia, the Nkomesha community is home to 309 resilient individuals, many of whom are young children. The …
Motivation Monday – August 19, 2024
In the heart of the Kargboro chiefdom of Sierra Leone, over 200 small communities struggled with poor sanitation and scarce access …
People Served FY24 = 850K!
The number of people served in Living Water International's WASH Program Areas for fiscal year 2024 was 850,000 people! …
Motivation Monday – August 12, 2024
In recent years, the El Guasaule community in Nicaragua experienced a significant population boom, straining the community’s …
Motivation Monday – August 5, 2024
The residents of the Kitobor community in Kenya suffered from an array of challenges brought on by the water crisis. The dry …
FY25 Summer Campaign Announcement
I’m excited to announce that our summer campaign, "Breaking Barriers, Building Futures," officially launches on Tuesday, August 6, …
Motivation Monday – July 29, 2024
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the remote community of San Salvador depended on a winding river for their water needs. This river, …
Motivation Monday – July 22, 2024
In the heart of Uganda, the residents of the Kayanja Community had long relied on Lake Victoria for all of their water needs. …
Motivation Monday – July 15, 2024
In the remote community of Los Ángeles in Guatemala, Living Water International set out to bring safe water and the living …
Motivation Monday – July 8, 2024
In Ouanaminthe, Haiti, Mayor Luma Démétrius' journey with Living Water International is a powerful depiction of how community …
Motivation Monday – July 1, 2024
Ma Garmah Teah, a 74-year-old widow, has lived in the Glenyluu Zone 4 community in Liberia for decades. Her life has been marked …
Serving Well Series: Part 3 is Now Live!
If you’ve been following Connection’s Serving Well audio series, you’ll be excited to know Part 3: Communicating Impact is …
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Motivation Monday – June 24, 2024
In the heart of Murehwa, Zimbabwe, Pastor Munyaradzi Chivete leads the Holy Ghost Fire Church. He faced a daunting challenge: low …
Motivation Monday – June 17, 2024
In rural South Asia, the students at the Melakottam Primary School struggled against a widespread water crisis. The only source of …
Motivation Monday – June 10, 2024
The community of Santiago Tillo faced an unprecedented water crisis. Although many homes in the community were connected to a …
Motivation Monday – June 3, 2024
In Honduras, the Los Colorados community grappled with a severe water crisis that critically affected the residents’ health. The …
Serving Well Series: Listen to Part 2 Now!
In a previous Wellspring update, available here, we announced Connection’s new three-part audio series: Serving …
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End of Fiscal Year Campaign Announcement
In the face of the staggering water crisis affecting millions of people worldwide, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But, we want our …
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Watershed Weekend–PTL!
Dear colleagues on Staff and Board, Thank you for your fervent and faithful prayers and for investing your best efforts to make …
Motivation Monday – May 20, 2024
Mama Hagar Kru is over 100 years old and lovingly known as the “old lady” of the Fiema community in Ghana. During her long life, …
Motivation Monday – May 13, 2024
In the rural hills of Rwanda, Goretti Mukantagara, a mother of five, faced daily challenges due to the lack of safe water. Every …
Motivation Monday – May 6, 2024
In Noungou, a water crisis plagued the community. Initially, Noungou’s 1,800 residents had to walk over five kilometers to collect …
Motivation Monday – April 29, 2024
Johnny Absolu, a 37-year-old missionary, left Haiti and immigrated to the nearby Dominican Republic when civil unrest impacted his …
Motivation Monday – April 22, 2024
Nathan Tembo is a ninth-grade student at Kapara School in the Mbenjele community of Zambia. The Kapara School didn’t have a water …
New Partnership!
Living Water International is excited to announce a new partnership with Light A Single Candle Foundation, located in St. Louis, …
Overflow Extension… Let’s Keep Going!
Recently, Mike shared with our global staff about the overwhelming support by the board to extend the Overflow strategy through …
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Motivation Monday – April 15, 2024
The Kwabena Nartey community struggled with a severe water crisis and faced substantial challenges due to water scarcity and the …
Motivation Monday – April 8, 2024
The Lantibole community endured a dire water crisis that devastated the residents’ way of life. Every day, women and children, as …
Serving Well Series Launch: Listen to Part 1 Now!
Living Water International is more than a nonprofit organization, it’s a daily, collective effort to honor the Lord by serving his …
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Motivation Monday – March 25, 2024
Basilia Escalante is a 58-year-old housewife, mother to five, and local pastor's wife. She is a devoted mother and spent much of …
Motivation Monday – March 18, 2024
Jane Atieno and her family live in the heart of the Karachuonyo community in Kenya, nestled near the banks of Lake Victoria. The …
World Water Day 2024
World Water Day is next week–Mark your calendars for March 22! World Water Day sheds light on the critical …
Motivation Monday – March 11, 2024
Nuevo Chambira is an indigenous community in rural Peru. The residents experienced a severe water crisis, primarily due to the …
Living Water Events Update
When we say "events" at Living Water, we mean quite a few different types of events! At the March board meeting, we shared a lot …
Motivation Monday – March 4, 2024
The Magdalena Zahuatlan community in Mexico was subject to a long-standing water crisis. Although there was a piped water system …
Motivation Monday – February 26, 2024
Residents from Buluuta B suffered from a severe water crisis. The community’s primary water source was a pond in an open field. …
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Motivation Monday – February 19, 2024
The Valley community and school, located near the border of Liberia and Guinea, was trapped in a vicious water crisis. The only …
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Motivation Monday – February 12, 2024
In the Aldea Las Llaves community, a water crisis loomed heavily over residents, especially families. The community members relied …
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Data Intelligence Assess and Plan: Project Update
Picture in your mind a scenario in your role or a previous role where you had the right data at the right time to make a decision, …
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Level 3 Project Completion Recap: Redesign Every Drop
In October of this fiscal year, a Level 3 project team gathered to redesign our Every Drop monthly giving program. The project …
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Motivation Monday – February 5, 2024
In the heart of the Bois Savane Morne Rouge community, the local school struggled for access to water. When their hand pump broke …
2024 Spring Campaign Announcement
Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of our 2024 Spring campaign, "Every Drop: Sustain Hope, Transform Lives." The …
Motivation Monday – January 29, 2024
In 2016, Calson Maushe, the head pastor at Eternal Word Ministries, reached out to Living Water International to request a safe …
Motivation Monday – January 22, 2024
In the Julio Midence community of Honduras, the local school Center stood for years as a symbol of learning and hope. The school …
Motivation Monday – January 8, 2024
At the Aided Elementary School, the water crisis became a significant obstacle, impacting the daily lives of its students. The …
It’s Marathon Time!
We are excited to share that we have 8 staff members running with Team Living Water in the upcoming Chevron Houston Marathon, …
Motivation Monday – December 18, 2023
The San Baltazar Chichicapa community is a fast-growing town in southern Mexico. As the population increased, the …
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Starting Early Today!
We had a special visitor to the office this morning, Kara Willis, of local TV station CW39. She came out to see us for some early …
Preparing the Way for Data-Informed Agility
Mid-project Update Prepare the way for data-informed agility at Living Water! Why are we so keen on this topic? In …
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Welcome Barak Bruerd
As you likely know, we have been recruiting for a new Senior VP of Programs; after a robust search involving a slate of very …
Motivation Monday – December 11, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church is situated a mile inland from the Liberian Atlantic coast. Unfortunately, this cornerstone of the …
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Motivation Monday – December 4, 2023
The 600 residents of the La Danta community in Nicaragua are dispersed throughout eight sectors, the last of which is particularly …
Motivation Monday – November 23, 2023
Water scarcity created constant hardship for the residents of the Wapassi community. The community had a single, shallow borehole, …
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Watershed Weekend Planning!
We had a lovely lunch with Dr. Tony Evans planning for Watershed Weekend. What a special honor to have such a powerful speaker who …
Motivation Monday – November 20, 2023
The struggle for water was a daily challenge in Villa Esther. The river, the only water source in the community, was contaminated …
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Motivation Monday – November 13, 2023
Mr. Goodwell Ishikaseba is a founding member of the St. Justine Catholic Church in the Chibombo district of Zambia. The …
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50 Days of Prayer
As we head into our Year-End Campaign, let us pause daily to pray through 50 Days of Prayer which is set to begin this …
2023 Year End Campaign
We're thrilled to announce our much-anticipated year-end fundraising campaign, "Fifty for Five Thousand," launching on Giving …
Motivation Monday – November 6, 2023
Emmanuel Ishimwe is a 30-year-old father to four children, the youngest of whom was born with a disability. Because of social …
Artificial Intelligence for Human Flourishing
Can something “artificial” lead to human flourishing? At the recent OneAccord conference in North Carolina (presented by …
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Motivation Monday – Oct. 30, 2023
Situated in the northeastern corner of Zimbabwe, Mhembere Primary School is a second home to many of its 500 students. But for …
Motivation Monday – Oct. 23, 2023
The Chacuey community, nestled near Dajabón, Dominican Republic, is a poignant example of resilience in the face of adversity. For …
OneAccord 2023
—Michael J. Mantel, Ph.D., President & CEO I was delighted to be with so many terrific members from Living Water at the …
Ignite Luncheon for Latino Pastors
More than 65 Latino pastors and ministry leaders from the Greater Houston area joined Living Water International at our Ignite …
Motivation Monday – Oct. 16, 2023
A story from Sierra Leone... For decades, the residents of the Moyibo community in southern Sierra Leone have farmed and raised …
Motivation Monday – Oct. 9, 2023
In October 2022, the Haitian government announced that cholera cases were skyrocketing across the country. This news was …
Better Data for Better Decisions: Project Launch
Have you ever tried to make an important decision at Living Water, but couldn’t find the right information to help? Do you …
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Partnerships through One Church
—Michael J. Mantel, Ph.D., President & CEO I am so grateful for our partnership with The Crossing and our own …
Social Impact Heroes
We are excited to share an interview with our very own Jonathan Wiles, published by Authority Magazine on Medium.com. …
New LWI Brochures!
We wanted to share some exciting news regarding our efforts to keep our materials current and engaging for our supporters. With …
Funding Model is Live!
Living Water Family, We have some exciting news as the Funding Model initiative that has been in process since January is now …
Motivation Monday – Oct. 2, 2023
The Akomsa Domase church in central Ghana was at the mercy of the water crisis. They relied on a piped water system provided by …
Motivation Monday – Sept. 25, 2023
Scovia lives in the Namoni B. community in the Mayuge District of Uganda. Without a single secondary school in the community, most …
FYE23 Annual Reviews
The FYE23 Annual Reviews are ready for distribution! Print editions of the Annual Review are now available in the warehouse at …
$30 Million for Mission
—Michael J. Mantel, Ph.D., President & CEO I am so excited that we have landed our Overflow 25 “Objectives & Key …
Charity Navigator Rating Rise!
Exciting news! After some time, we are back to a 4-star rating! Charity Navigator has been delayed in …
Helmsley Grant Awarded!
The Zambia country office, the Africa regional office and the Program Impact Team are excited to announce that the Leona M. and …
Motivation Monday – Sept. 18, 2023
Upendo Kids, located in the Mirira community of Kenya, is both a school and orphanage for 400 children. Unfortunately, the center …
my.water.cc has LAUNCHED!
We are excited to announce the launch of my.water.cc with the first iteration of an improved donation process. In …
New WASH Stats
Today, we have some exciting news to share in the world of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). In July 2023, JMP (Joint …
FYE23 Global Awards
We want to recognize our 2023 award winners by sharing words of praise for them from Monday’s ceremony. Congratulations to all the …
Motivation Monday – September 11, 2023
The water crisis was an everyday reality for residents living in the La Planta sector of the Aldea Almolonga community in …
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Founder’s Day Facts
Our team has had a few requests to share the slide shown at the Founder's Day celebration lunch and the LWI Board meeting. We are …
Strategy Management Framework
Overflow 25 Strategy Management During the strategy design process, Living Water’s global community spent a year asking God to …
Motivation Monday – August 21, 2023
When Living Water Honduras arrived at the Correctional Center of Choluteca, many of the prisoners didn’t believe they’d finally …
2023 VBS Campaign Update
This summer, church VBS programs across the U.S. were invited to work together to fund a water project for school kids in an …
Calling All Runners!
Run (or Walk) with Team Living Water this year! If you like to run or walk, please consider participating with Team Living …
Motivation Monday – August 14, 2023
Pastor Lidia’s church in the Tlacolula de Matamoros community of Mexico was going through a difficult season with low attendance …
Motivation Monday – August 7, 2023
Today's feature is from Liberia: Beatrice Garmen is a 54-year-old teacher living near Ganta, Liberia. She is a passionate …
2023 Summer Marketing Campaign
We are thrilled to announce that our summer campaign officially launches tomorrow, August 3 and ends on September 7! This summer, …
All Systems Connect 2023 International Symposium
In May, Living Water International was among the 250 presenters speaking at the All Systems Connect 2023 International …
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Motivation Monday – July 31, 2023
A feature from Nicaragua: Life for the Rodeo Grande residents was fraught with hardship, especially for the 193 students at the …
Motivation Monday – July 24, 2023
Seventy-six-year-old Mukarubayiza Melanie lives in the Rubazi community in southern Rwanda. As the sole caretaker of her two young …
Motivation Monday – July 17, 2023
For many years, the residents of the Ilela community in Burkina Faso lived without a sufficient safe water source. The community …
Living Water Trips: Redesign Update
We’re excited to share a summary of the Living Water Trips redesign project! In May, a project team comprised of staff …
Motivation Monday – July 10, 2023
This week, a story from central Peru: The 171 residents of the Virgen de Fatima community in central Peru struggled against a …
Event Themes for Fiscal Year 2024
Over the last few months, you have heard members of the National Philanthropy Group (NPG) and the Marketing & Communications …
Motivation Monday – June 26, 2023
Spotlight on the Sabasengo Community, Rwanda: In recent years, the Sabasengo community in eastern Rwanda had a significant …
Motivation Monday – June 19, 2023
This week, enjoy this story from the Chiyuni Secondary School in Zambia. The Chiyuni Secondary School in Zambia welcomes …
One Church: Hampton Roads
Join us in celebrating the success of the One Church, Hampton Roads event hosted by our Church Engagement and Mobilization team in …
Global Programs Output
May 2023 Below you will find the FY23 report of programmatic outputs as reported in the May Monthly Staff Report. …
Motivation Monday – June 12, 2023
This week, read a story from Zimbabwe. The residents of Datata community in central Zimbabwe felt trapped by their lack of safe …
LWI US National Philanthropy Group Update
Dear friends, I’m writing today to share an update for the US National Philanthropy Group (NPG), related to their …
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LWT – Update on the Pre-/Post-Trip Redesign Project
Our Living Water Trips redesign project is making great progress. The last three weeks the team has been collaboratively working …
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Motivation Monday – June 5, 2023
This week, enjoy a story from the PUP School in South Asia. The PUP school is a small one-room schoolhouse where 52 students …
Voice of Supporter Framework
Overflow 25 emphasizes the need for a deeper understanding of our neighbors – who they are, what they want, need, and desire. …
End of Fiscal Year Campaign
Our end of fiscal year (EOFY) campaign officially launched this past weekend on Mother’s Day and will run through to June 30. This …





























































