Reaching Out To Tanzania

The village of Merya is over an hours drive by very rough roads, from the closest larger town, Singida, where food supplies can be purchased. In visiting Merya, we found extreme poverty. There was a newly built Tanzania A/G church in the village, with the pastor's house next door. We were told that the pastor was not at home, but had gone to look for food for his family. The closest water supply is a two hour walk with buckets to get water from a dam, that only produces water during the rainy season. The District Supt who was with us, expressed how much the village of Merya needed a well so the people could get their water.