When were you last grateful for a glass of clean water

He was only six when his Grade One teacher told him that many people in Africa were dying because they did not have clean water to drink. Deeply moved to help build a well, he went home to ask his parents for $70. They brushed his request off, and continued making dinner. Day after day, this child persisted to ask for money and his parents finally consented to give him money in exchange for household chores.

Four months later, he finally earned $70 and brought it to a non-profit organisation to build a well. He later found out that he really needed $2000 to build a proper working well. From there on, his efforts snowballed into a huge project, now known as Ryan's Well Foundation.

Ryan and his family are currently in Australia, specifically Wollongong (ahem!) and at my church yesterday to talk about his work. Some of my girl friends think he's pretty hot, six foot four. And he's only fifteen.

How much water do we use a day?
30 litres of water for a 10 minute shower.
10 litres of water if you brush your teeth with the tap running.
40 litres of water for a normal washing machine load.