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Make life flow through prayer

900 million people in the world today don’t have access to clean water. Instead of turning on a tap they must walk to a communal tap, well or spring, or even the nearest river or lake, to fill their cans.

A staggering 40 per cent of people lack access to basic sanitation – they have no water to wash their hands after using the toilet. The result? Three children under 5-years-old die every minute. We believe it’s time to change this. That’s why we’re mobilising thousands of local churches worldwide to act for justice through our Make life flow campaign.

In this section you'll find a variety of creative prayer ideas to use at home, with friends or at church. We're calling you to help us save lives and release potential in more people living in poverty.


Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land (Proverbs 25:25) Even saying the word 'toilet' can seem a little inappropriate, let alone praying about them. But the thing is, if we don’t – and if others keep silent – hygiene become...
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Join with us to pray for actors and activists around the world - to bring real change to the lives of people living without water and sanitation.
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Feel free to use these creative prayer ideas with your church group. They're designed to help you explore water and sanitation with all sizes of groups, or just to reflect by yourself. Large church - Back to basicsOrganise an evening of acapella wo...
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We are Christians passionate about the local church bringing justice and transforming lives - overcoming global poverty.
So our ten-year vision is to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches.

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