This was our first year as a church joining the Advent Conspiracy.  We began our planning back in July and asked 2 other churches in our area to join us. 
During the month of December our pastor spoke each week from John about the woman at the well.  He shared the vision not only to give the gift of clean water but also Christ’s gift of Living Water. 

Families joined in various ways, large and small.  We held a Family Christmas Party in early December where children could “build a gift” for their families.
We built a display in our lobby that included an African hut, pictures of the 3 areas we have targeted to receive wells, Senegal, Ghana and El Salvador, a well where people could deposit their donation and a drilling rig outside our building.
We used several of the videos from your site as well as Charity Water to share how widespread the need is for clean water.

Eastern Hills Bible Church in Manlius raised $61,000.  The money will be used in El Salvador in February to build 2 wells, Senegal this year for a well and irrigation, Ghana this year for 2-3 wells and 10% locally for needs in our community.

Crossroads Community Church in Chittenango raised $8,500 for the training of 2 missionaries in Haiti. 

Vintage Faith in Brewerton raised $1,600 for water projects in Senegal.
I speak for many in our church body in saying thank you for encouraging us to think differently about how we celebrate our savior’s birth.

I just got back from a trip to Ghana where we were identifying villages in need of clean water wells.  Seeing the dirty water gathered from the creek, lake or puddle reinforced our teams commitment.

Kathy Schreiber - Family Ministries Coordinator
Eastern Hills Bible Church
Manlius, NY