Progressing but not complete

Bonisa Mission thanks all who have generously supported this drought relief project.  Together you have given millions of cups of water. We also trust the wells drilled will continue to provide fresh water in the years to come.   The subsistence farmers who eke a living off the thin mountain soul in dependence on the Lord are most grateful for this supply as well as for the rain that has come.

One well is still in the process of being drilled for a village high in the mountains. Over $50,000 has been received for the entire drought project. Another $20,000 is still needed to cover our commitments to help those who suffered from drought.  So we are not done yet!

Water found!

Bonisa representatives who have recently returned from China report that the drought continues in some areas, even though other areas in China are heavily flooded.  Water has been discovered in one such drought stricken mountain village. The only problem is that it is 70-110 meters below ground!

With your help, Bonisa will enable them to drill down to reach this fresh water and provide it to the villagers not only while this drought lasts, but also in years to come!

Bonisa has just completed a similar project in another village, as seen below.

Bonisa- Your Way to Give Relief

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No rain and too much rain

Hundreds of thousands are displaced due to major flooding in southern China.  At the same time many in southwestern China still suffer the effects of drought. See the article published May 14 here: worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/05/14/2314375.aspx.

See also pictures at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/7560301/Drought-in-southern-China.html

With your support, Bonisa Mission continues to help those suffering from the drought.

Down to 17.91 million

The China Daily of May 5 reports that between March 22 and April 26 various areas of southwestern China received a total of 50-100 mm of rain, breaking the worst of the drought.  But in the Yunnan province where Bonisa is working, the China Daily reports that “the drought was still severe in most parts as the province had only received limited and scattered rainfalls, it said.”

As of May 4, 17.91 million people and 12.43 million farm animals are still short of water, according to official sources.

“…whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water…” (Matt. 10:42).

 

“As long as we receive water, we won’t wash!”

When one region receives water, neighbouring regions are sure to notice and quick to ask for help.  People from a nearby region report that many children are crying to their parents for drinking water.  It is common to hear hoarse cries from young, dry throats already early in the morning.  They have promised that they will not bathe themselves or wash their clothes, if they receive water through Bonisa.  The need for drinking water to survive is so great that they do not want to waste a drop on washing their clothes.  Life is more important to them than cleanliness at this point.

Supplying water to this region for over a month will cost $65,000. 

Every drop of water counts!   Every penny you give counts!

Pails of fresh water supplied!

Through its own contacts in China, Bonisa Mission has arranged water shipments to two drought-stricken districts in the Yunnan province.  These villages are high in the mountains that have received no rain or snow since September 2009. When they arrived to distribute water, our representatives found that there had been drinking water shortages for several months already. Town water reservoirs had turned into a basins of cracked and hardened mud. People were lining up day and night to collect some muddy water that still seeped out of a natural fountain. But since it came so slowly there was not enough for everyone.

Bonisa was privileged to establish a system of daily water delivery to various distribution points.  We then provided two pails to each family. Each day they can fill these pails with water to drink, until the water contract runs out on May 31, 2010.

Among the Miao and Yi ethnic minorities who inhabit these regions there are quite a few professing Christians.  However, help is given to both Christians and non-Christians alike.  The villagers are touched with this expression of compassion in their deep need.

Bonisa’s Drought Relief Project

Right now, southwestern China is experiencing one of the worst droughts in 50-100 years.  As part of our mission to the people of China, Bonisa is providing much-needed water to those in need, Christian and non-Christian alike.  For more information view the Drought Project Overview page.

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