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They thirst

March 22, 2018 by Cross Catholic Blog

Today we celebrate World Water Day — a day to recognize the critical importance of fresh, safe water. The idea for this special day was suggested to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, and on March 22, 1993, the first World Water Day was declared.

Filed Under: Latin America, Nicaragua, Water Tagged With: Nicaragua, water, World Water Day

In Everything Give Thanks

November 22, 2017 by Cross Catholic Blog

I think the poor are the most grateful people I’ve ever encountered. Something as simple as a cup of clean drinkable water is celebrated! Poor families understand what it means to rely on God for their every need; and when he provides their daily bread, they praise him for his faithfulness. They don’t despair over what they don’t have – they rejoice over how God has blessed them!

Filed Under: From the Field Tagged With: Cross Catholic Outreach, Hurricane Harvey, Thanksgiving, water

Zambia: Dry Wells And Overflowing Hope

September 13, 2017 by Cross Catholic Blog

One of the most urgent problems facing the poor in eastern Zambia right now is a lack of clean, abundant water. The sinking water table has caused an increasingly desperate situation for families who depend on streams and shallow wells for their daily needs.

Filed Under: From the Field Tagged With: Forston, water, Zambia

Christ the Hope of the Rich and Poor

December 27, 2016 by Cross Catholic Blog

It felt wrong to reach for my water bottle. The thirst was a perpetual itch just beyond hand’s reach. Throughout the week, we’d been traveling from one remote village to the next — each a nearly identical sprawl of thatched-roof houses, dirt paths and sun-scorched farmland.

Filed Under: From the Field Tagged With: Catholic faith, Cross Catholic Outreach, water

Living Water for the People of Lodwar

December 16, 2016 by Cross Catholic Blog

Living Water for the People of Lodwar On my recent visit to Kenya, I was blessed to go to the Diocese of Lodwar, home of the Turkana people, to attend a blessing ceremony of a well. Lodwar is in northwestern Kenya, and the climate there is hot and extremely arid.  The Turkana people are seminomadic […]

Filed Under: From the Field Tagged With: Africa, Kenya, Lodwar, Turkana people, water

Weak, Hurting, Wasting Away…and Thankful

October 21, 2015 by Cross Catholic Blog

My recent bout of the stomach flu has made me grateful for some things: A comfortable bed. A toilet inside my home. Clean water when I’m dehydrated. Money for a doctor (and a vehicle to get to the clinic).

Filed Under: Africa, Haiti, Water Tagged With: Haiti, Kenya, water

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Our mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ. Your gift empowers us to serve the poorest of the poor by channeling life-changing aid through an international network of dioceses, parishes and Catholic missionaries. This cost-effective approach helps break the cycle of poverty and advance Catholic evangelization.

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