Lent: Day Six

This man was fishing in the river that flowed near the second village in which we drilled. Located nearly a mile from the village, this dirty river was more than a source of food; it was also the villager's water supply. Each day they walked to the river and back--multiple times--to get water for washing, bathing, cooking, and drinking.

Can you imagine carrying all that weight every day? How real the promise that Jesus carries our burdens must be to them!  

When I look at this photo, I find myself praying that this man will become a fisher of fish AND a fisher of men. When Living Water International drills a well, they provide water for this life and the next. Is there any water sweeter than the living water that provides abundant, eternal life with Christ (John 4:1-26)?

I fast that there may be more fishers of men casting nets into the waters of the world.