Living Water

i am characteristically a busy person...someone doing many things, TOO many things in any given week...i have been known to collapse in a moaning quivering heap when the calendar spins out of control and one day i am confronted by a mass of multi-colored scribbling instead of the expected orderly configuration of boxes and days of the week that run most of our lives...we like to think. i comfort myself by saying, with conviction, that these are all things i want to do, so even if there's alot it all matters. even if this thinking eventually sends me to the couch (the professional kind) i take a certain joy in that sense of vitality and .....mmm....caffeinated urgency that informs those of us who just do too much. i like it. sorry.
one of the things on my list, actually up there pretty high on the list, is a ministry that was started five years ago by my friend Dr. Lynn Schriner. Dr. Lynn is a woman motivated by a great big heart to help a group of people in this world who have very little voice of their own. The effort is now a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit entitled Damascus Ministries. we partner with a group called Life Outreach (started by James and Betty Dobson about 35 years ago i think). our focus is on getting fresh water wells dug for orphans and faniles and communities in the Sudan. we raise money every year (through events like concerts, auctions and mailings) and send it to Life Outreach; they send teams overseas to do the digging and the sweating. our part is really pretty easy, but it is truly amazing how a very small effort on our part over here can translate to a big result and a very real sense of hope over there. i don't know how much TV you watch, but it seems to me that hope is something in short supply in Africa (as well as the rest of the world) these days, and if i can help to change that even a little i will certainly risk the judgement or ridicule. in recent years we have expanded our activities to include supporting feeding programs as well, and look forward to growing our efforts in the future however we are led. that's the advantage of being a little grassroots cause: nowhere to go but everywhere.
if any of this sounds interesting to you or has caused a slight tweaking sensation in your heart, feel free to visit the website: www.musicfororphansproject.com to learn more. there's information about what we do and how to contact us there. we also have Dr. Lynn's novelette "The Angel and the Orphan" and her CD "Sparrow" for sale on the site, with all proceeds going towards the work (we take no cut...another plus to being small potatoes!). come and visit; it is our hearts' desire to help these kids and we can do it best with your help and support.
That's all i've got today!!