A new apartment (dorm room) with a sink just became available!!!
Kristi and I realized how blessed we are to have 3 sinks and 2 bathrooms in our current home when we first heard the news that our apartment we were supposed to move into at NTBI had neither. I wondered about the water situation around the world, and with a little research learned that about 1 billion people in the world don't have access to safe drinking water. The definition "no access" doesn't mean they don't have running water, or that they have to walk for clean water. It means no access to clean water. This reminds me of the Essentials project Pastor Scott and Pastor Kurt launched at my home church (High Desert Church) in 2008. The Lord challenged many hearts, and we raised $180,000 dollars to help build clean wells in Malawi, Africa. How rewarding it was to "exchange our wants for their needs".
We are so happy that an apartment with a kitchen sink opened up, but the reality is that we would be so blessed just to have access to running water in the same building. Our new option with the fancy sink isn't a done deal, but we were told that this would be our apartment unless a change becomes necessary. It's about the same size (600 sqft) as the other apartment, but we HAVE A SINK and the floor-plan is a little more open and usable.
We are blessed,
Mike
