Dodging Snakes to Get Water

Poori feared walking to the open well to get water, because poisonous snakes were always near-by.

Poori explained, "One time I was bitten by a snake while getting water.  My family thought I was going to die.  One of the villagers told the pastor what happened and he came to my house and prayed for me."

The pastor said, "After I prayed, the Lord Jesus Christ healed her.  She completely recovered."

Poori said, "That's when my husband and I put our trust in Jesus as the one, true God." 

But Poori still had to keep going to the well, even though the water she risked her life for was almost as dangerous as the snakes.

"It is filled with garbage, dirt, and bugs," explained Poori.  "Drinking that water often made my husband and me sick.  When we were sick, we couldn't work.  That meant we couldn't eat."

They knew Jesus could do miracles, so they asked him for help.

"We prayed that He would solve our water problem," said Poori.  "And soon, CBN came to our village and dug a well."

All the villagers rejoiced knowing they could easily, and safely, get clean water from CBN’s well.

Poori joyfully said, "The well is close to our home.  Now we don't have to walk far or be afraid of snakes while getting water.  Now we will not get sick from dirty water and we will have more time to work.  We thank God and CBN for making this possible."

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