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Haiti-Four tropical storms and hurricanes battered Haiti in succession between August and September.They caused nearly a billion dollars' damage and left nearly a million people homeless. Survivors are still crammed in makeshift shelters without enough water or food. Jonathon Wiles with Living Water International says, "They do have clean water but not nearly enough for the people who are there now. We're going into those areas to repair wells that were either broken down before the hurricane, or were broken down during the hurricane, and restoring the water supply so that people can have clean water."Deadly riots in April over skyrocketing food prices merely compounded the damage caused by the storms. Recovery efforts will be slow, hampered as they are by the government crisis.While the wheels are in motion, too many people can't wait that long for help. Living Water also launched a response to some of the more rural areas because "a lot of wells were either contaminated or buried under feet of mud, or broken down. We're going into those areas and those communities, so we're helping communities restore their water supplies."The Living Water Haiti team is doing all they can to repair wells in the hardest-hit areas, particularly in Gonaives. Shipments of parts are on their way, and with current resources, they will be able to repair nearly 50 broken-down wells in the next weeks.As more funds come in, the team is hoping to complete projects on 150 sites where water is desperately short.Along the way,their teams are laying the groundwork for the Gospel."What we're doing by going in is giving the churches and the people of God clean water to share with their neighbors. We're enabling them to reach out to the people who are hurting."Click here if you can help.
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