I think everyone should take the time to visit Kenya or other parts of the world where there is a need. My eyes were opened to the wisdom in giving people the tools to start providing for themselves and their community (trade) rather than always just giving and causing dependency. After returning home, my family and I are thinking a lot about how we can live differently and what we can be doing more of to serve our community and the world.

Using the Village Drill, Samaritan’s Purse has facilitated the drilling of 11 productive wells throughout the county in just 5 months, providing clean water to approximately 5,500 people and reducing the likelihood of water borne diseases and prevalence of malnutrition. It is working so well, we just bought another drill for Liberia.

The Village Drill has been the perfect addition to our strategy in fighting poverty for those we serve in Ghana. Other drilling technologies were either too expensive, or ineffective in areas we required them to be. Very glad we took the jump of faith in starting a drill team, as to date, thousands have received water through this venture.

The Village Drill has enabled us to not only provide clean water for 22,000 indigenous people, but also provide jobs. We would not have been able to accomplish this incredible feat without the help of the Village Drill, as these villages are located in some of the most remote locations on the planet, deep in the Congo. We recently purchased two more units to expand our impact!

The Village Drill is very efficient and very economical to maintain. With almost 200 wells drilled, we have not had any major breakdowns. And its portability sets it apart. In a rainy season like now, access to rural sites is a major challenge for many drillers. With the Village Drill, this is not always the case. With a small truck, the drill can reach almost everywhere.

At US Synthetic we manufacture diamond technology for the oil industry and it was amazing to see that same diamond technology being used to help bring clean water to people in need.

This trip was so great.  It is like nothing I’ve ever done before. It was so fun to meet all the different people and see the impact of clean water.

The tangible work done by the PTEN/Ulterra partnership with Wholives is definitely changing lives, and it motivates me as an employee to work for a company that values community outreach with a sustainable well grounded community support program.

I love WHOlives' mission of changing lives by helping empower people to find ways to become self-reliant. While many organizations settle for just giving handouts, WHOlives is teaching individuals how to use clean water to lift themselves out of poverty. I was inspired by one group who is selling clean water to the community, raising chickens, growing feed for chickens, growing beautiful gardens, teaching sewing skills, housing orphans, raising bees, planting trees to harvest, and most importantly providing an education for the rising generation. Incredible!