We’re running a series of blog posts highlighting WaterAfrica friends and the reasons they participate in our annual Walk4Water.
WaterAfrica Secretary and Walk4Water Co-Chair Beth Olen wrote this in a letter to the editor for the Lake Oswego Review:
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| Beth Olen & Bwalya Melu at Walk4Water4 |
The media asks us every year why we think there is such a strong response by the people in this community to the Walk4Water. This Saturday, April 28th will be our 5th annual Walk at Foothills Park and each year the event grows in participation and in funds raised. My answer is that we have a need to be disturbed. We have a need to be made aware. In the book Run with the Horses by Eugene Peterson, he said “the larger the world we live in, the larger our lives develop in response.”
Please join the families with young children, the college students who give us their time and talent, the local student athletes and leaders, the adults who want to know more about life outside the cul-de-sac, the Mayor, and our corporate sponsors as we discover what it’s like to walk for a mile carrying a heavy bucket of water – dirty water – for our family’s daily use.
Come and meet our special guest, Fred Mazumba from World vision Zambia. Ask him what’s possible in a rural village with gained access to clean water and improved sanitation.
When I travel to Zambia this July, I’ll share the story of how you came, and how you cared, with the World Vision staff and the people of Hamaundu. And we’ll celebrate that all of our lives grew larger in the process.
Thank you for your faithful support. Come and Walk4Water with us.
Why do You walk? We’d love to hear your stories. Please share them in the comments or email jsearls@waterafrica.org if you’d be willing to have us feature your story in future posts.
