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If a Jesus Well could see and talk, what stories it could tell! This hand-pumped well in one village may have seen firsthand the change in Subhaga's demeanor from day to day. When she first started drawing from its waters, Subhaga didn't know the Savior, but now she does!
This same well touched the lives of Neelam and her family. The fresh, clean water in the well helped them understand the Living Water offered by Jesus.
If this well could speak, it may tell of expressions of delight seen on the face of Neelam's 16-year-old daughter, Beenita. Beenita often draws water for the family. Thanks to the Jesus Well, she can quickly walk across a field to get water.
This area is dry and hot, with rugged terrain. These characteristics make it difficult for agriculture, but poor villagers have been doing the best they can to eke out of living in the hard ground.
They have very limited access to water for drinking and cooking, a scarcity felt especially by the Dalit ("Untouchable") community. But when a Jesus Well was dug in this area, it both ministered to desperate physical needs and opened hearts to hear that someone cares for them.
In another village, the existing wells would typically dry during the summer months because they weren't dug deep enough. This meant villagers had to walk distances of up to three miles to draw water . . . until a Jesus Well was dug.
The well not only provided for the villagers' needs, it softened hearts where there had once been opposition to GFA-supported Pastor Darpan's ministry. Many have chosen to follow Christ, and his church has grown—all because of a well.
"Many of the villagers believe that it is God who brought this Jesus Well for them," Darpan said. What stories could this well and others in South Asia tell if they could speak? We will only find out in heaven!
date posted 08/11/2005