Fundraiser: The Gift of Clean Water

CLEAN WATER FOR A NORTH KOREAN FAMILY

Many North Koreans, especially those who live in rural areas, collect
their water from unprotected wells, springs, or rivers, and the water is
often contaminated. This leads to chronic diarrhea, malnutrition and
many serious health challenges. Diarrhea is the leading cause of death
in North Korea among young children.

For many years, CFK has been providing tuberculosis (TB) care centers
with Sawyer Point One water filter bucket sets. They have proven to
work very well in the local context, greatly impacting the health and
nutrition of patients recovering from tuberculosis. In 2020, we hope to
greatly expand this program in one of our supported provinces. Our goal
is to send a water filter bucket set home with every TB patient, and
every hepatitis patient being cared for in our HOPE for hepatitis
program. We know this will improve the health of these patients and
their families.

With minimal cleaning and maintenance, one water filter bucket set can
last for 10 years or more, providing clean, safe drinking water to all
the members of a household.

$25 will send the gift of clean water in the name of Christ to a North
Korean family. We invite you to join in this effort!

2019 Winter Newsletter

This work has, and continues to be a true journey of faith in the midst of great challenges and uncertainties. How fitting then that our morning time of devotion together was a study of the book of Hebrews – deepening our understanding of how worthy Jesus is of our faith, trust and worship. Hebrews 11 begins with the definition of faith:

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see…without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” (Hebrews 11: 1, 6, NIV) The 11th chapter is filled with examples of those throughout history who lived by faith – yet who did not receive what was promised, “since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.” (Hebrews 11:40, NIV) What an amazing promise this is – faith enables us to see the current context, whatever our circumstances, as temporary – with assurance that God is actively working to redeem and transform it to completion in His time and way. This gives us patience to endure struggles, knowing that our God is faithfully working even within the most trying circumstances – for our good and His glory.