Thank God For Clean Drinking Water

There are so many things that we, as Americans, take for granted. America is home to the richest people in the world, even if we don't feel like it sometimes and even in the face of finicial difficulties. Through this, my "Thank God" series, I want to cover the different things we take for granted and remind us to thank God for them.




Pictures taken from dollarforadrink.org.



You're thirsty. So, you walk to the cabinet, pull out a cup, and get a glass of cold water from the refridgerator or sink. You don't think about it, but you've just accessed something that some 660 million people don't have-clean drinking water. Around the world, women walk an average of 3.7 miles a day to collect water every single day. One child dies approximately every 18 seconds from a water related disease. There is something you can do to help though. A teenage boy named Joshua Guthrie started a program called Dollar For A Drink where you can donate money to help build wells in Africa. Also, remember when you drink your clean water to thank God for it-it's one of the many blessings He's given Americans.