It's Official

On Monday, Mr. Bottomly received this email from Josh Smith at charity:water headquarters:

"Congratulations! I’ve just finished uploading the final checks onto your campaign page. It is so amazing to know that you guys hit $20k!

Again, a warm-hearted thank you from everyone for everything you’ve done. You guys rock!!"

It's hard to imagine what this will mean for 1,000 African students.

Obviously we will never be able to feel the full benevolent force of impact,

nor see the full arc and trajectory of transformation.

But it's spine tingling already to think what it will be like when the drilling ends and crystalline clear water begins to gush out of a shiny new water valve, and kids squeal and scramble to dip their hands in and taste a mouthful of water of cool, clean, fresh, teeth chattering good water.

About a year from now, charity: water promises to send us pictures and video to bear witness of the first act of a new creation, loaded with shimmering potentialities for an entire student community.

Perhaps this video taken not too long ago to celebrate a newly built well in Haiti can help us imagine the day that is coming soon, and dream of the day when the world is put back to rights, and the glory of God covers the earth as the water covers the sea (Isa. 11:9).