Heaven’s Family – Worldwide
P.O. Box 12854
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
www.heavensfamily.org
According to Jesus, there is a family of people who truly love God and each other. Their sincere love identifies them as being destined for heaven (see Matt. 25:31-46). The ministry of Heaven’s Family is built on those facts, and is a love-link between members of God’s family. Through three divisions—Orphan’s Tear, I was Hungry, and Shepherd Serve—Heaven’s Family is working around the world to care for widows and orphans, meet pressing needs, and equip Christian leaders with tools for the harvest.
Safe Water
Of the six billion people on planet earth, one billion don’t have access to safe water. And it is estimated that eighty percent of diseases in the developing world result from bad water and inadequate sanitation. Waterborne illness kills 4,900 people every day, most of them children under the age of five.
That should concern us, since Jesus is one day going to say one of two things to every person, either, “I was thirsty and you gave Me a drink,” or “I was thirsty and you did not give Me a drink.”
We’re determined that Jesus won’t say the latter to anyone associated with Heaven’s Family. And we’ve been researching ways to make a difference.
There is, a simple solution: a proven technology known as the “biosand filter.” These filters are easily constructed from inexpensive materials that are available all over the world, such as cement, PVC pipe, sand and gravel. Biosand filters remove between 95 and 99.5 percent of microbial contaminants as well as 100% of worms and parasites. Each unit can purify 15 to 20 gallons of water per day. They work for years.
