{"id":257,"date":"2009-01-06T08:41:31","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T08:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2009\/01\/clean-water-for-africa.html"},"modified":"2009-01-06T08:41:31","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T08:41:31","slug":"clean-water-for-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2009\/01\/clean-water-for-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"Clean Water for Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great news to report on some of our water projects in Swaziland. We have hit water for two carepoints! This is unbelievable news because now, the orphans and people we serve in these villages will have clean water to depend on for drinking and farming. Up to this point, they have had to walk 5 kilometres to haul dirty, disease infested water, back to there homes. Providing these wells is like providing life to these wonderful people! Thank you to those of you who have given toward these projects.&#160;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>We still have more wells to dig, so if you would like to give and be part of providing the amazing gift of water,&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.pursuantgroup.net\/pursuant4\/hopechest\/chcselect\/donation.asp\">Click here and mark &#039;Africa Water Project<\/a>&#160;in the notes section. What a great way to start the New Year!<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451b7fa69e2010536adba1e970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Water Well Thembeni\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451b7fa69e2010536adba1e970b image-full \" src=\"http:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451b7fa69e2010536adba1e970b-800wi\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451b7fa69e2010536adba8d970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Water drill\" border=\"0\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d83451b7fa69e2010536adba8d970b image-full \" src=\"https:\/\/tomdavis.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451b7fa69e2010536adba8d970b-800wi\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great news to report on some of our water projects in Swaziland. We have hit water for two carepoints! This is unbelievable news because now, the orphans and people we serve in these villages will have clean water to depend on for drinking and farming. 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