Living Water
A Safer Way to Fetch Water
- Old way to fetch water
- New hand pump for everyone
CBN.com – Prahaladh and his wife along with their two sons are residents of Chorghee village. They work as agriculture laborers, and their two children study in government school half a day.
Manoj, Prahaladh’s son, regularly walked with other villagers to fetch water from the nearby agriculture water tank, which is across the railroad track. One day, Manoj did not return.
“We were worried,” Prahaladh said, with tears in his eyes. “A few minutes later we were told of an accidental death on the railroad track. At first, we were optimistic and didn’t believe it was our child. Then we heard that it was a small boy, so we rushed to the spot, sweat rolling down our faces and fear weakening our knees. The closer we got [to the tracks] the faster our hearts pounded…we both broke down when we saw our little boy Manoj lying dead on the track and the damaged water pot lying by his side.”
This was not the first time an accident on the railroad track had taken one of the villagers’ lives. The agriculture water tank was their only water source, so they continued to trek there despite the serious risks.
Having heard to their plight, the Operation Blessing living waters team drilled a bore well in their village. Prahaladh and the villagers were overjoyed when they received the hand pump.
Prahaladh said “I began to worry that I would lose my second son too, so no matter how late it was, I would fetch water for my family. Now I do not need to fear anything because we have a hand pump in the center of the village. Thanks OB.”
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