THE PROBLEM | marionmedicalmission

More children are killed by unsafe water than by bullets! 1

Globally, at least 1.7 billion people use contaminated water. 2

Globally, 1,200 children under 5 die EVERY DAY from diarrheal diseases. 3 88% are linked to water, sanitation and hygiene. 4

50% of hospital admissions in Sub-Saharan Africa are because of water-borne disease. 5

In Sub-Saharan Africa, women spend 16 million hours EVERY DAY carrying water. 6

Safe drinking water means health, education & income

Water is Life

Worldwide, with every $1 invested in basic drinking water, an average of nearly $7 is returned in saved medical costs and increased productivity. 7

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest under-age 5 mortality rate in the world, 15 times higher than in high income countries. 8

Since 1990, Marion Medical Mission has built over 62,000 wells in Jesus' name.

Over 5 million people now have a sustainable source of safe drinking water.

Only together can we be who God created us to be!

"We shall not finally defeat AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, or any of the other infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation, and basic health care." ~Kofi Anna, United Nations Secretary-General 6

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“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.”

~Isaiah 41:17

"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”

~John 7:37-38