The team leaders from the World Harvest Mission team in Bundibugyo Uganda shared this urgent need. I have included their own blog post at the bottom, but here is my summary.
To keep the doors open at Christ School Bundibugyo, the team needs to raise $12,000 in emergency gifts by August 7th to be able to install a rainwater system.
Why the urgent need? A construction crew that is building in the highly anticipated East African Highway has reached a town very near to the school. They will dig up the water pipes currently serving the school in the process but the WILL NOT be replacing the pipes until AFTER the construction of the highway is complete.
Lack of safe drinking water has already caused a cholera outbreak in a nearby town, so if there is no source of clean water, Christ School, which is a boarding school for about 350 students, will have no choice but to close for five weeks or more until water can be restored.
I ask you to pray about whether you might partner with Christ School Bundibugyo in this crisis to provide safe drinking water for the students. Any amount helps.
Since many of you may be familiar with the water situation in S. Sudan, I just want to mention that a rainwater system in Bundibugyo would provide plenty of water since it is rainy season in the middle of a rainforest. Also any extra money raised will go to other needs at the school.
http://steadfastjoy.blogspot.com/2012/07/water-water-everywhere-not-drop-to-drink.html
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