by Lou Haveman | Oct 23, 2020 | Our Work
For 22 years we lived in five African countries, and then visited almost 50 countries in total. We lived through four military coups and I was stranded for over a week while borders were closed in one instance. When our U.S. national elections came around, I was...
by Michelle Postiff | Sep 3, 2020 | Our Work
In September 2017, the region known as El Istmo was devastated by an 8.1 earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico. Our partners at Adventures in Life, talked with their partners in that area, but were struggling to figure out how their small ministry could respond to such a...
by Michelle Postiff | Jul 8, 2020 | Our Work
When Pastor Prasad began work in the mountainous area called Eastern Ghats in India, he found that many people who were living there were struggling to get access to clean drinking water. They would often drink from open wells, canals and streams which were muddy and...
by Michelle Postiff | May 12, 2020 | Our Work
At Connect for Water, we have the privilege of sharing about the work of organizations around the world providing clean water. One of those organizations is Tatirano Social Enterprise. At Tatirano, they recently debuted two water cisterns at an EPP [Elementary School]...
by Michelle Postiff | Mar 13, 2020 | Our Work
At Connect for Water, we want to bridge the gap to provide access to clean water solutions to those who might not be able to afford them. We work to be the connection between those in poverty and access to clean water, but to accomplish this, it is essential to have...
by Lou Haveman | Feb 14, 2020 | Our Work
Today was just another day except it wasn’t. As I descended the stairs of our commercial building, still undergoing major construction, instead of the sound of hammers and saws, I heard conversation and laughter. Our first group of Spectrum Human Services...