“Ayeee-ayeee-ayeee-ayeee!!!” the women shrilled, pumping their fists and clapping as water gushed from the new borewell in their village. Others drank from cupped palms, letting the water spill freely across the dusty ground. “Hallelujah!” rang another cry while two beaming men embraced.

This is a small congregation in Chad—some of the only believers from an unreached people group that an indigenous ministry is reaching with the gospel. They had never had clean water to drink—until now.

Reverent silence fell as a leader began to pray in French. “Through Your love, Lord, You have been with us throughout the weary days, and how long it has been that we have not truly seen water like this. Thank You, Father, for the love You have shown toward us.

“Thank You, too, for what you have done in the hearts of those, Lord, who are far away from us—they have thought of us. And today—behold, Lord—we are drinking water. Lord, may Your name be praised, and may your name be glorified.”

“Amen,” they murmured as he finished.

Missionaries share that wells are instrumental for their gospel work in unreached areas. They lift the suffering of new believers who lack safe water, sustain persecuted believers barred from community wells, and open the hearts of entire communities to the gospel. One ministry leader in Myanmar reported that every well they planted produced a church plant.

But the cost of a well—approximately $3,000—is far beyond the means of most small, indigenous ministries. They have requested help for their well projects, and your gift of any amount stands in the gap. Would you help provide a well for an indigenous ministry?

Christian Aid Mission is a faithful partner of The Bolick Foundation