3 for 5

Members of my church community (www.k2thechurch.com) have joined in a global movement to provide clean drinking water to people all over the world. The idea is simple: invite 3 friends to give $5 each to unite a community of 20 million people to help provide clean water to millions of people in the developing world.

Did you know that more than 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water and 2.6 billion people lack even basic sanitary facilities. It is something that we in America never think about. We just turn on the faucet, and there it is ready for us. Diseases caused by unsafe drinking water and inadequate sanitation remain humanity’s most serious public health threat, causing 80% of the sicknesses in developing countries and annually killing between 2 and 5 million people, mainly young children. Lack of water and sanitation also causes other problems, such as lack of education, nutrition, environmental health, and gender equality.

So, what do you say? Are you with me? To sign up, visit www.3for5.org to place your email in a mailing list. 3 for 5 will contact you in 2009. Search "3 for 5" at www.youtube.com to watch an inspiring video.