Gospel for Asia Says Growing Global Water Crisis Demands ‘Christ-Like Response’
Regardless of economy, nations worldwide face need for better sources of clean water, providing opportunity to show God’s love and care: GFA (Gospel for Asia) article WILLS POINT, Texas — Best known for its work helping the underprivileged in poverty-stricken parts of the world, GFA (Gospel for Asia, www.gfa.org ) is spotlighting a universal crisis that unites all nations: the need for good clean water. While millions in South Asia and other developing regions have long suffered from a lack of access to fresh water, many in the West are facing the health and other consequences of such shortages for the first time, the organization says in a significant new report. As residents of Flint, Mich., continue to deal with the fallout of its 2014 polluted water scandal, those living in Cape Town, South Africa, are dealing with severe water restrictions because of a lengthy drought — just one of 11 major cities likely to run out of drinking water in the not-too-distant future...