For the tenth year, the Providence Academy Lower School will be participating in a Lenten
project called “Living Water”. This project is sponsored by the Center for Mission through the
Minneapolis St. Paul Archdiocese. It is a wonderful opportunity to extend and enrich the
religious virtues our students live by on a daily basis.
For many years the archdiocese has been in a mutually beneficial Global Solidarity Partnership with the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya. The goals of this partnership are the mutual sharing of faith, resources and our lives with one another. The Living Water program encompasses all three of these goals. Regarding the goal of resources, water, which is scarce in Kitui, is critical. Without rain, crops whither and livestock die, leading to hardship and threatening daily life. Their Christian life is also threatened because without water it is difficult to baptize children into the faith. Here in the “Land of the 10,000 Lakes,” we can feel insulated from the challenge of water scarcity that exists around the world, and in our complacency, our recognition of the Source of all water and life can slip.
Each Lower School student received a Living Water calendar with information about Kitui, prayers and encouragement, and a Living Water bottle to “collect change to bring change” for a better life for those in Kitui. This year, any money collected will continue to help fund increased access to clean water in Kitui. Collections are from February 18- March 13
Thank you, in advance, for your generosity and willingness to help those in great need.