In tropical West Godavari district, there is a tiny village that is home to a few thousand people; simple villagers who feel forgotten. The residents of Panduvva village are mostly daily wage workers whose profession involves hours of physical exertion, creating a need only for a drink of water at any time during their long and laborious days.

Panduvva's local pastor named Andrew* was accustomed to the life of a church worker. Fulfilling his father's dream, Andrew* set off to Bible College where he would be trained to lead a ministry of his own.

It broke his heart to see the hard-working yet thirsty villagers struggle for water. The sole source of water is rendered useless by the shortage of electricity to the village. Each family relied on the unclean water flowing in the canal for their drinking and cooking needs. This caused inevitable sickness and with medical treatment located 20km away, they were in dire need.

The solution is in God alone, Pastor Andrew reflected. He prayed for the village, for the people, and for their suffering. Relief arrived from Well of Life – a project of Joyce Meyer Ministries Hand of Hope.

On a cool January morning, the people of Panduvva gathered around a drilling site to witness the answer to their prayers: a freshwater bore well out of which poured clean drinking water at any time of the day!

Never again will we thirst! the villagers exclaim, as they thank Joyce Meyer Ministries for their gift of water. The plaque on the face of the bore well reads – All things are possible through Christ who strengthens us, a fitting verse to the faith of the people of Panduvva.

This blessing for Panduvva's long-suffering people was possible only through the support of our partners. If you would like to partner with Hand of Hope and give a village clean water, click here to find out more!

*Name changed for privacy