my dream tee and love-water

I'm a bit picky when it comes to my tees.

I like them well-fitted. I hate when they are boxy and shapeless.

Welp, I think I just found the t-shirt of my dreams.

I literally want to wear this tee every.single.day. So I bought another one in black. It's nice and thick and even helps hide my gut. And it's long enough to cover the back of your jeans when you are bending over to pick up legos.

And the best part? Every tee shirt purchased from love-water.org provides a family in Africa with clean drinking water for a year. (They did not ask me to do this post, btw.)

In fact, every $1 provides an African clean drinking water for a year. 

Doesn't that boggle your mind? Such a small amount of money can do so much.

Do something, not nothing, comes to mind.

I am a little obsessed with my water. You could say I LOVE WATER. A little while ago I mentioned my love affair with the zero-water filter. Literally the day after buying my fancy zero-water filter, I received a letter from our compassion child, Corliness, in Africa.

Just "hi, how ya doing?". Followed by an interesting survey about his living conditions. Corliness gets his water out of the river. 

It kinda broke my heart a little and made me feel thisbig.

"But what can I do?" I wondered. Even if our government does offer money for water and supplies, the corrupt government of Africa will just take it away. So I justified my thoughts.

In February, I attended a Valentine party at my church. And that is where I learned all about Love-Water. Love-Water provides bio-sand filters to families and provides clean wells for entire communities. Did you know that:

We are in a global water crisis that effects 1.1 billion people?

That it kills more people than all wars combined?

That 3,900 children die each year as a result?

That it's completely preventable?

I think of Corliness. I think of my own boys. I then think of all the kids that don't have clean drinking water. And I shake my head.

Jake, the founder of Love-Water goes to my church. John and I sat behind Jake and his wife Johanna at church a few weeks ago. They appear so "normal" for lack of a better word. Just like you and me. Yet their lives are far from ordinary.

Johanna was the speaker at our Valentine party and she kinda rocked my world a bit.

The reason being, was that she seemed so much like myself. Every word she said I kept thinking "Omygosh. That girl is just like me." Just a normal girl with normal hopes and fears. Initially, she did not want to get on a plane to Africa. Yet God asked her

"Do you love me enough to trust me and obey?"

And so she went on a trip. And helped teach African ladies how to sew. And even adopted a kid! And will most likely continue making trips to Africa for a long time. Jake and Johanna live here. Raise money here. And then go back to Africa to deliver filters and drill wells.  And then come back here and help poor people in our town too.

I am so inspired by her story. By Jake's story. By their passion and zeal to help others in need, in the name of Jesus. And I believe they have a grand old time doing so. They are fun happy people with lots of friends who help them.

And you can help too! If you want to purchase my charcoal-colored "I love water" tee, click here. That particular shirt is out of size small, so click here to buy size small, but in a v-neck. They also have other shirts to choose from. But hurry, while supplies last!

I'm also doing a giveaway! Just enter a comment below and you have a chance at winning a charcoal love water tee(the one I am wearing in the above picture) in size small(v-neck), medium(regular neck) or large(regular neck). The top 3 winners will be selected randomly and announced next Monday, March 25th. First winner gets first pick of sizing, etc...

For extra entries
1. read Jake's story.
2. watch the inspiring video.
3. buy a tee for yourself or your man! I bought one for John:) It's super cute on him. Or donate to the cause!

I was wearing my love water tee the other day at the reading program and a kid there asked me about it. I got to tell this 'poor' kid, from the ghetto mind you,  that there are other kids in other parts of the world that were not so fortunate as himself, to get clean drinking water. Just by wearing your shirt you can spark conversation!

This is exciting to me. Ask God what he would like YOU to do in this global water crisis and in your own neck of the woods. There are so many needs out there and we GET to help bless others. Let's store our treasure in heaven folks! Aren't you tired of the norm? I'm tired of my heart's natural tendency toward self and greed...God is changing me. And I beg that he will continue.