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Life in Northern Cambodia
Pastor Sophanarith lives in Toul Tomnop village, Cambodia with his wife, Chanthou, and their five daughters. For six years, he has led Mission for Christ Church.
“My vision is that everyone in Preah Vihear province comes to know Christ,” he said.
During the week, Sophanarith works at the Ministry of Rural Development. But after work, he plans his sermons and weekly outreach activities. On Sundays, he drives his motorcycle and trailer around to pick up elderly members and bring them to church.
“Many church members work as laborers in construction, and some farm rice,” Sophanarith said.
“In the afternoons, we visit members at their homes and coach team leaders,” he added. Throughout the villages, there are more than 10 home churches under my care and church; some church members don’t have their own latrine and have poor understanding of hygiene and sanitation.”
Sophanarith hopes to partner with Lifewater to serve in word and deed.
“Through water and sanitation programs with Lifewater, more people may come to Christ as they improve water access, sanitation, and hygiene in the community,” he said. “This could be light to them.”
“I would be really appreciative if we could partner together so that non-believers could see our improvement efforts and that they could come to Christ,” he added.
When you give, you bring the hope of Jesus to Cambodia through local pastors like Sophanarith. You provide health practices to those in great need, serving as the hands and feet of Jesus in rural parts of Cambodia.
Why This Is Important
Beyond providing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, Lifewater seeks to exemplify Christ’s love and compassion in action. By sharing the gospel, we not only address the physical needs of communities but also offer a spiritual foundation that can bring hope, healing, and a sense of purpose. Through this holistic approach, Lifewater strives to make a lasting impact, creating communities that thrive not only in their physical well-being but also in the richness of their spiritual lives. The mission becomes a beacon of light, illuminating the path towards a more sustainable and spiritually fulfilled existence.
Spreading the gospel through the mission of Lifewater International holds profound significance as it intertwines the transformative power of faith with the tangible impact of humanitarian work.
No. Your gift will help provide safe drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene for the Mayuge region rather than one specific village, making it possible for Lifewater to reach families like this as well as their neighbors.
Yes! You can expect regular updates on progress in the Mayuge region. And, when the communities in the region are transformed with safe water, you’ll receive a story and photos from a family whose life is changed because of your gift.
Lifewater has local staff that live and serve among the communities and schools where Lifewater works. Our staff know the language and the culture and are best equipped to serve communities. Because we seek to ensure sustainable water projects and community buy in, we do not allow donors to visit the projects they sponsor. However, we do commit to sending real-time updates, photos, and stories from the projects themselves.
With more than 45 years’ experience, Lifewater is the longest-running Christian clean water charity in North America. Over those 45 years, Lifewater has worked in more than 45 different countries. Currently, our work is focused in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania) and Southeast Asia (Cambodia).
Lifewater identifies countries and regions that are unreached and underserved with basic water access and sanitation, which means we focus on areas where other organizations are not serving.
Although great strides have been made in the past 20 years to solve the global water crisis, remote and rural populations still remain unreached with adequate water and sanitation. These distant regions are difficult and often costly for governments and NGOs to serve well. Many of these communities feel as though they have been forgotten.
Currently, Lifewater has programs in Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Cambodia. You can go to lifewater.org/projects to select a specific water project to help. Because our programs are regionalized and made in partnership with the local governments, we are not able to take requests for specific water projects outside of our existing programs.
Lifewater budgets 80% of expenditures for programs. The remaining 20% is split between administrative/management and fundraising expenses. This ratio is best in class for nonprofits and is why Lifewater has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator.
Administrative/management expenses are used to ensure that we are effective in managing the funds entrusted to us and include the following types of expenses: accounting personnel, leadership time, professional development of staff, external auditors, legal counsel, government registration expenses in every U.S. state, credit card fees for processing donations, bank fees, database maintenance, and office expenses.
Fundraising expenses generate the income needed to do the work that we set out to do. These include the cost of direct mail appeals and communication, marketing projects, donor relations personnel, and email communication systems. Last year, every dollar invested into Lifewater fundraising efforts resulted in $10 of donation for the organization.
Over our 45 year history, Lifewater has received the highest accreditations from the most respected rating organization in the industry. Lifewater is recognized as one of the top-rated charities in the United States by independent reporting organizations, including:
Charity Navigator (four stars)
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)
Guidestar (Platinum)
Great Nonprofits (five star)
Excellence in Giving
Learn more at https://lifewater.org/top-rated-charity.
Lifewater’s work is founded on the belief that every person is made in the image of God. It is with this conviction that we seek out the globe’s most unreached, marginalized people groups in need of safe water.
Both nationally and internationally, 100 percent of our staff are Christians. These Christian staff help facilitate Lifewater’s Healthy Church strategy in communities. And, where there are no churches, we work with church planting partners to start new churches.
To create Healthy Churches, Lifewater first trains church leaders in foundational theology. These leaders are equipped with the basic story of the Christian faith and the biblical mandate to love others. Leaders learn that stopping the spread of disease and caring for the vulnerable aligns with our responsibility as Christians to love our neighbor.
Second, Lifewater ensures churches have safe bathrooms on their premises, handwashing stations, clean water nearby, and the education to promote health within their congregations. It’s imperative that churches are early adopters of healthy hygiene practices.
Third, Lifewater encourages churches to help vulnerable households become Healthy Homes. Church leaders undergo a training to become WASH (water access, sanitation, and hygiene) advocates in their communities. These advocates are encouraged to identify widows, child-headed households, the elderly, and the disabled to help them meet the health standards of Lifewater’s programs.
Lifewater’s Vision of a Healthy Village strategy is a relationship-first method. This model transforms entire regions house by house, village by village, and school by school. It is among the most intensive household-level work happening in the entire developing world and is closely tracked for progress, sustainability, and overall impact.
We construct custom-engineered safe water sources and teach life-saving health and sanitation practices in local villages and schools in need.
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Your gift will provide improved health and the love of Jesus for families globally!
Life in Northern Cambodia
Pastor Sophanarith lives in Toul Tomnop village, Cambodia with his wife, Chanthou, and their five daughters. For six years, he has led Mission for Christ Church.
“My vision is that everyone in Preah Vihear province comes to know Christ,” he said.
During the week, Sophanarith works at the Ministry of Rural Development. But after work, he plans his sermons and weekly outreach activities. On Sundays, he drives his motorcycle and trailer around to pick up elderly members and bring them to church.
“Many church members work as laborers in construction, and some farm rice,” Sophanarith said.
“In the afternoons, we visit members at their homes and coach team leaders,” he added. Throughout the villages, there are more than 10 home churches under my care and church; some church members don’t have their own latrine and have poor understanding of hygiene and sanitation.”
Sophanarith hopes to partner with Lifewater to serve in word and deed.
“Through water and sanitation programs with Lifewater, more people may come to Christ as they improve water access, sanitation, and hygiene in the community,” he said. “This could be light to them.”
“I would be really appreciative if we could partner together so that non-believers could see our improvement efforts and that they could come to Christ,” he added.
When you give, you bring the hope of Jesus to Cambodia through local pastors like Sophanarith. You provide health practices to those in great need, serving as the hands and feet of Jesus in rural parts of Cambodia.
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Why This Is Important
Beyond providing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, Lifewater seeks to exemplify Christ’s love and compassion in action. By sharing the gospel, we not only address the physical needs of communities but also offer a spiritual foundation that can bring hope, healing, and a sense of purpose. Through this holistic approach, Lifewater strives to make a lasting impact, creating communities that thrive not only in their physical well-being but also in the richness of their spiritual lives. The mission becomes a beacon of light, illuminating the path towards a more sustainable and spiritually fulfilled existence.
Spreading the gospel through the mission of Lifewater International holds profound significance as it intertwines the transformative power of faith with the tangible impact of humanitarian work.
FAQ's
No. Your gift will help provide safe drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene for the Mayuge region rather than one specific village, making it possible for Lifewater to reach families like this as well as their neighbors.
Yes! You can expect regular updates on progress in the Mayuge region. And, when the communities in the region are transformed with safe water, you’ll receive a story and photos from a family whose life is changed because of your gift.
Lifewater has local staff that live and serve among the communities and schools where Lifewater works. Our staff know the language and the culture and are best equipped to serve communities. Because we seek to ensure sustainable water projects and community buy in, we do not allow donors to visit the projects they sponsor. However, we do commit to sending real-time updates, photos, and stories from the projects themselves.
With more than 45 years’ experience, Lifewater is the longest-running Christian clean water charity in North America. Over those 45 years, Lifewater has worked in more than 45 different countries. Currently, our work is focused in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania) and Southeast Asia (Cambodia).
Lifewater identifies countries and regions that are unreached and underserved with basic water access and sanitation, which means we focus on areas where other organizations are not serving.
Although great strides have been made in the past 20 years to solve the global water crisis, remote and rural populations still remain unreached with adequate water and sanitation. These distant regions are difficult and often costly for governments and NGOs to serve well. Many of these communities feel as though they have been forgotten.
Currently, Lifewater has programs in Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Cambodia. You can go to lifewater.org/projects to select a specific water project to help. Because our programs are regionalized and made in partnership with the local governments, we are not able to take requests for specific water projects outside of our existing programs.
Lifewater budgets 80% of expenditures for programs. The remaining 20% is split between administrative/management and fundraising expenses. This ratio is best in class for nonprofits and is why Lifewater has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator.
Administrative/management expenses are used to ensure that we are effective in managing the funds entrusted to us and include the following types of expenses: accounting personnel, leadership time, professional development of staff, external auditors, legal counsel, government registration expenses in every U.S. state, credit card fees for processing donations, bank fees, database maintenance, and office expenses.
Fundraising expenses generate the income needed to do the work that we set out to do. These include the cost of direct mail appeals and communication, marketing projects, donor relations personnel, and email communication systems. Last year, every dollar invested into Lifewater fundraising efforts resulted in $10 of donation for the organization.
Over our 45 year history, Lifewater has received the highest accreditations from the most respected rating organization in the industry. Lifewater is recognized as one of the top-rated charities in the United States by independent reporting organizations, including:
Charity Navigator (four stars)
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)
Guidestar (Platinum)
Great Nonprofits (five star)
Excellence in Giving
Learn more at https://lifewater.org/top-rated-charity.
Lifewater’s work is founded on the belief that every person is made in the image of God. It is with this conviction that we seek out the globe’s most unreached, marginalized people groups in need of safe water.
Both nationally and internationally, 100 percent of our staff are Christians. These Christian staff help facilitate Lifewater’s Healthy Church strategy in communities. And, where there are no churches, we work with church planting partners to start new churches.
To create Healthy Churches, Lifewater first trains church leaders in foundational theology. These leaders are equipped with the basic story of the Christian faith and the biblical mandate to love others. Leaders learn that stopping the spread of disease and caring for the vulnerable aligns with our responsibility as Christians to love our neighbor.
Second, Lifewater ensures churches have safe bathrooms on their premises, handwashing stations, clean water nearby, and the education to promote health within their congregations. It’s imperative that churches are early adopters of healthy hygiene practices.
Third, Lifewater encourages churches to help vulnerable households become Healthy Homes. Church leaders undergo a training to become WASH (water access, sanitation, and hygiene) advocates in their communities. These advocates are encouraged to identify widows, child-headed households, the elderly, and the disabled to help them meet the health standards of Lifewater’s programs.
Lifewater’s Vision of a Healthy Village strategy is a relationship-first method. This model transforms entire regions house by house, village by village, and school by school. It is among the most intensive household-level work happening in the entire developing world and is closely tracked for progress, sustainability, and overall impact.
We construct custom-engineered safe water sources and teach life-saving health and sanitation practices in local villages and schools in need.
Your gift reflects your trust in Lifewater International. We commit to honor your generosity by using your gift to help further the mission and vision of Lifewater International. Your donation is used by Lifewater International according to the project objectives to provide safe drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene. Lifewater International is a charitable organization as described in 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, registered in the United States. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Donations are non-refundable. Lifewater International will honor a donor’s request for any pre-approved program or project whenever possible. In rare occasions where this is not possible, gifts will be used where needed, in accordance with the organization’s charitable purpose. In accordance with this policy, donor’s explicitly release Lifewater International from further restriction on such funds.
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